Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant activity, Multi-Elemental and Flavonoid Analysis of Rhizome Extracts of Zingiber cernuum Dalzell (original) (raw)

Zingiber cernuum Dalzell is a perennial herb belonging to family Zingiberaceae, an important medicinal plant widely used in several indigenous medicinal formulations. In the present study, preliminary phytochemical and antioxidant activity of the rhizome extracts of Zingiber cernuum were evaluated. Phytochemical screening indicated that rhizomes are rich in a variety of primary and secondary metabolites such as carbohydrates, alkaloids, vitamin C, E, flavonoids, phenols, glycosides, saponins and minerals. Present investigation shows DPPH anti-scavenging activity in organic extracts such as methanol (56.33%), chloroform (21.14%), acetone (24.65%) and water (35.77%). The study highlights the biochemical and ethnopharmacological significance of Zingiber cernuum. Keywords: Zingiber cernuum, phytochemicals, rhizome extracts, secondary metabolites, anti-scavenging activity.