Chemical composition, phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Boerhavia procumbens

Authors

  • Abdul Wajid Khalil Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25120
  • Zafar Iqbal Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25120
  • Achyut Adhikari HEJ Research Institute, ICCBS, Karachi University, Karachi 75270

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v12i4.30539

Keywords:

Antimicrobial, Boerhavia procumbens, Phytoconstituent

Abstract

Boerhavia procumbens is a medicinal herb used in the treatment of various ailments including asthma, cough and jaundice. The concentration of calcium (280.7 ± 0.0 mg/100 g, 102.3 ± 0.0 mg/100 g), potassium (240.4 ± 0.0 mg/100 g, 92.1 ± 0.0 mg/100 g), aspartic acid (30.9 ± 0.0 g/100 g, 26.1 ± 0.0 g/100 g), glutamicacid (25.2 ± 0.0 g/100 g, 17.7 ± 0.0 g/100 g) and alanine were the abundant in the stem and root than leaf while carbohydrate (79.9 ± 0.0%) was found higher in the leaf of B. procumbens. The leaf and root extracts revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and phenol. Leaf extract was found to be more active against S. aureus (11.5 ± 0.3 mm), C. michiganensis (12.1 ± 0.2 mm) and F. oxysporum (23.6 ± 0.2 mm) than the root extract of B. procumbens. It is concluded that stem and root of B. procumbens contain essential nutrients and the antimicrobial study encourages the use of leaf extract for the treatment of most common microbial diseases.

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Author Biographies

Abdul Wajid Khalil, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25120

PhD student

Zafar Iqbal, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25120

Assistant Professor

Achyut Adhikari, HEJ Research Institute, ICCBS, Karachi University, Karachi 75270

Assistant Professor

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Published

2017-11-24

How to Cite

Khalil, A. W., Z. Iqbal, and A. Adhikari. “Chemical Composition, Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Boerhavia Procumbens”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 12, no. 4, Nov. 2017, pp. 427-33, doi:10.3329/bjp.v12i4.30539.

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