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Rev Cubana Plant Med 2014; 19 (2)

Antioxidant potential of an aqueous leaf extract of Neem (Azadirachta Indica A. Juss)

Fong LO, Berenguer RC, de la Vega AJ, Wawoe DN, Puente ZE

Language: Spanish
References: 27
Page: 205-207
PDF size: 201.83 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: the medicinal plant Azadirachta indica A. Juss, traditionally known as neem tree, has been used since ancient times to treat numerous conditions. However, it is only at present and thanks to current technological development that scientific research has been conducted into its therapeutic properties.
Objective: evaluate the antioxidant potential of aqueous leaf extracts of the neem tree.
Methods: extract from neem dry leaves was obtained with a Soxhlet device and characterized by preliminary phytochemical analysis and UV/VIS spectroscopy. Total phenol content was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay, and antioxidant activity by the phosphomolybdenum method.
Results: the UV/VIS spectrum of the aqueous extract exhibited an absorption peak at wavelengths of 217 and 245 nm, characteristic of the active principles in the plant (azadirachtin and nimbin). Phenol content expressed as tannic acid equivalents was 54.87 mg/g, revealing an antioxidant activity in the phosphomolybdenum assay of 215.01 mol/g, comparable to that of ascorbic acid.
Conclusions: the results obtained show that neem leaves are a rich source of phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties, and a potential candidate for the development of new phytomedicines.


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