Phytochemical studies and in vitro activity of Asparagus racemosus

Authors

  • Arjun Kafle Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu,
  • Surya K Kalauni Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu,
  • Mangala Devi Manandhar Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnpa.v26i1.6632

Keywords:

Asparagus racemosus, brine shrimp bioassay, diosgenin, saponin

Abstract

Phytochemical and biological screening of root of Asparagus racemosus was studied. The brine shrimp bioassay of its various extracts showed that the methanol (MeOH) extract was biologically active. The column chromatography of hexane, acetone and methanol extracts resulted in the isolation of 9- hexadecanoic acid-9-octadecenylester (Z,Z), ?-Sitosterol, stigmasterol-3-O-?-D-glucopyranoside and diosgenin. The estimation of saponin in the root of Asparagus racemosus has also been carried out.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnpa.v26i1.6632

JNPA. XXVI(1) 2012 48-53

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Published

2012-08-10

How to Cite

Kafle, A., Kalauni, S. K., & Manandhar, M. D. (2012). Phytochemical studies and in vitro activity of Asparagus racemosus. Journal of Nepal Pharmaceutical Association, 26(1), 48–53. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnpa.v26i1.6632

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Articles