Phytochemical Screening and in Vitro Evaluation of Reducing Power of Ethanol Extracts of Synedrella Nodiflora .

Pharmaceutical analysis of the extract of leaf of Synedrella nodiflora (family: Compositae) indicate that compounds having medicinal
activity because of presence of alkaloid, gums, steroid, reducing sugar and tannins in the extract of Synedrella nodiflora. The
pharmaceutical interest of these compounds coupled with the use of this plant in traditional medicine promoted us to check Synedrella
nodiflora for possible antioxidant followed by reducing power determination and antioxidant activities. The dried leaves of the plant
were subjected to successive extraction with ethanol, and the extract was used to investigate the activities. The hot ethanol extract of the
leaves of Synedrella nodiflora showed low reducing activity. The hot ethanol extract of Synedrella nodiflora (500 μg/ disc) has less
activity than the standard. Ascorbic acid is used as standard. The obtained results provide a support for the use of this plant in traditional
medicine and its further investigation.