VALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF BUTEA SUPERBA ROXB. FLOWER EXTRACT
Plants are the richest source of organic compounds, which are used for medicinal purposes. Herbal plants are the principal source of medicine in India during ancient and modern times. Nowadays it‟s almost becoming throughout the world. Butea superba commonly called as Red Kwao Krua was traditionally reported to possess antioxidant activities, aphrodisiac, estrogenic and antibacterial properties. Hence the present study was carried out to evaluate the phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of Butea superba flower extracts dissolved in different solvents. The results of the phytochemical screening study showed that the highest number of phytochemicals in the acetone solvent extra ct followed by ethanol and aqueous. The antioxidant activity was found to be the highest in acetone solvent extract which was equivalent to standard Butylated hydroxyl toluene( BHT) followed by ethanol and aqueous solvent extract. Hence the phytochemicals present in Butea superba flower extract confirmed to possess antioxidant property