Screening of various extracts of flowers of Clitoria ternatea L.
Reeta Tripathi1, Shail Bala Singh Baghel2, Shweta Hingwasiya3, and Reena Upadhyay4
Department of Chemistry, 1,4Barkatullaha University, Bhopal-462026 (India) 2Sarojini Naidu Govt Girls P. G. College Bhopal-462016 (India) 3Government P.G. College, Narsinghgarh-486002 (India)
ABSTRACT
Clitoria ternatea L. ( Aparajita) family Fabaceae is a herbal remedy used in India. Common applications comprise anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, larvicidal, insecticidal, bactericidal, anxiolytic, antidepressant, hepatoprotective, antispasmodic, and sedative characteristics for such plant’s root and constituents. Phytochemicals have recently received much attention as bringing new natural antioxidant sources. As a result, the phenolic content, flavonoid content, and saponin content of various extracts of Clitoria ternatea L. flowers were determined and evaluated in the ongoing study. The Folin-Ciocalteau method was used to evaluate total phenol content, the Aluminum chloride colorimetric method was also used to determine total flavonoid concentration, and the diosgenin spectrophotometric method was being used to determine total saponin content. The current examination found carbohydrates, glycosides, protein, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannin, saponin, and terpenoids. In milligrams of Gallic Acid Equivalent, the amount of total phenol per gram of dry weight was measured (G.A.E.). With 123.16 mg/g of phenol, methanol extract has the highest concentration in roots. The quantity of flavonoids in each gram of dry weight was estimated in milligrams of Rutin Equivalent (RE). The methanol extract would have the highest total flavonoid concentration, measured at 166.67 mg/g. The concentration of saponin in each gram of dry weight was evaluated in mg of Disogenin Equivalent (D.E.). As per the study, the petroleum ether extract had the highest maximum saponin content of 29.989 mg/g. The higher phenolic, flavonoid, and saponin content of the plant’s crude extracts showed considerable antioxidant action and required continued evaluation for successful use in both modern and traditional medical systems.