Analysis of antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of some homoeopathic mother tinctures

Authors

Saeed Ahmad, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur
Tayyeba Rehman, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, University College of Conventional Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur
Waheed Abbasi, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, University College of Conventional Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur
Muhammad Zaman, Department of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab

Keywords

Syzygium jambolanum, Damiana, Cinchona officinalis, Chelidonium majus, Coca, Convallaria majalis, Turnera diffusa

Article Type

Original Article

Abstract

Background: Antioxidant compounds are widely used in health protection. Homoeopathic mother tinctures are commonly prescribed for prevention and cure of many illnesses. Objective: The present study focused to determine the antioxidant potential of six commonly prescribed mother tinctures. i.e. Syzygium jambolanum, Damiana, Cinchona officinalis, Chelidonium majus, Convallaria majalis, Coca. Materials and Methods: Antioxidant activity was estimated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) inhibition assay. A volume of 0.1 mM solution of DPPH was used while mother tinctures (5, 2.5, and 1.25 μl volumes) were used for estimating antioxidant activity. Quercetin was taken as a standard control in antioxidant activity. Total phenolic content was measured by Folin–Ciocalteu reagent assay. Total phenolic content of mother tinctures was measured in comparison to gallic acid. Results: Results of the study showed the significant antioxidant activity and high total phenolic content of all tested mother tinctures in the following order: Syzygium jambolanum, Damiana, Cinchona officinalis, Chelidonium majus, Convallaria majalis, Coca. Conclusion: Antioxidant potential of mother tinctures is related to total phenolic content present in them, and their role in prevention and cure of diseases may link through their antioxidant activity. Among six selected mother tinctures, S. jambolanum has highest antioxidant potential.

Digital Object Identifier

10.4103/0974-7168.200843

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.

How to cite this article

Ahmad S, Rehman T, Abbasi W, Zaman M. Analysis of antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of some homoeopathic mother tinctures. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2017;11:21-25. doi: 10.4103/0974-7168.200843