Phytochemical and pharmacological screening of Zingiber salarkhanii Rahman et Yusuf roots growing in Bangladesh

S. M. Naim Uddin, Abdllah Ripon, Nilufar Sultana and Minhajur Rahman

Advancement in Medicinal Plant Research
Published: October 11 2022
Volume 10, Issue 3
Pages 39-47

Abstract

The ginger family (Zingiberaceae), one of the most versatile medicinal plants, is also a popular flavoring component in a variety of foods and drinks. The objective of the current study is to examine the phytochemistry and evaluate the biological effects of methanolic extracts from a unique ginger family plant (Zingiber salarkhanii Rahman et Yusuf). The analgesic (acetic acid-induced writhing method), CNS anxiolytic (Hole-cross method), cytotoxic (brine shrimp lethality method), and antioxidant (DPPH scavenging method) effects of the plant extract were studied. Then the data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test using SPSS (version 20). The result obtained assures that Z. salarkhanii root extract has a variety of active compounds and showed significant analgesic (58%) and CNS anxiolytic activity (22.7 ± 2.22), as well as this plant, exhibited strong cytotoxic (LC50 = 0.784 µg/ml) and free radical scavenging activity (IC50 = 1.322 µg/ml).

Keywords: Phytochemical screening, analgesic, anxiolytic, antioxidant, cytotoxic activities.

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