GASTROPROTECTIVE AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE PROPERTY OF CURCUMA LONGA RHIZHOMES

Student: Betty Uko Smith
Supervisor: Mrs Dorathy Etim
HOD: Miss Itoro Ukpong
Department of Science Laboratory Technology
School of Applied Science
AKWA-IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC (IEI), IKOT-OSURUA, AKWA IBOM STATE

Abstract

The impact of extraction of Curcuma longa rhizomes with acetone, ethanol, methanol and water on the phytochemical constituents was studied. Alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins and cyanogenic glycosides were determined in each of the extracts using standard analytical methods. The results revealed a significant increase (P

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