The antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract in Vateria indica Linn

Abstract

Kahruba (Vateria indica Linn) is a resin used in Indian medicine as a tonic, carminative and expectorant. The resin exuded by the tree is known as Piney resin, White Dammar or Dhupa Vateria indica Linn is an Indigenous & Endemic plant species to the Western Ghats. The tree belonging to the family Dipterocarpaceae is distributed mainly in the southern Western Ghats in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, along streams. The plant can be found described in almost all Unani literatures in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, anaemic disorder, ear disorder, skin disorder, gonorrhea, syphilis, urinary discharges, amenorrhoea, piles, and diabetes mellitus along with this it has various pharmacological activities such as antiinflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-ulcer, anti-tumor activity and anticancer. In the present study, antioxidant activity of Vateria indica resin was investigated. To assess the antioxidant activity, ethanol extract was used. Total antioxidant activity was estimated by phosphomolybdenum assay. Vateria indica (Linn.) is a critically endangered tree endemic to the South Western Ghats, India.