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Antioxidant and Antiinflammatory Activities of Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae) Extracts in Relation to Extraction Methods and Plant Organ

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The involvement of oxidative stress/inflammation couple in the pathophysiology of many diseases increasingly emphasized. Treatments controlling the inflammatory process and the production or elimination of free radicals may be useful in limiting their harmful effects. Imperata cylindrica is a widely used medicinal plant in Côte d’Ivoire due to its numerous biological properties. This study investigated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of Imperata cylindrica organs in relation to different extraction methods. Leaves and roots of I. cylindrica collected from Côte d’Ivoire were washed, shade-dried and pulverized for storage. Phytochemical screening of water, alcohol and acetone raw extracts from roots and leaves was performed using conventional methods. Aqueous, alcoholic and acetonic decoctates and macerates from the leaves and roots of the plant prepared according to methodologies used in the literature were used to measure antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities by methods of inhibition of lipoperoxidation and denaturation respectively. The comparative study showed a difference in the extraction rate of bioactive compounds as well as the biological properties. The most suitable parameter for extracting antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds turned out to be the trio: roots / water / boiling. The richness of bioactive substances would justify the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the plant.

Published in Biomedical Sciences (Volume 9, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.bs.20230904.13
Page(s) 97-103
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Antioxidant, Antiinflammatory, Extraction, Leaves, Roots, Imperata cylindrica

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  • Biochemical Laboratory, UFR Medical Sciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

  • Biochemical Laboratory, UFR Medical Sciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

  • Research Department of Water Chemicals and Natural Substances, INP-HB, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

  • Immunity Biology Center, Institut Pasteur, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

  • Pharmacodynamics Biochemical Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

  • Research Department of Water Chemicals and Natural Substances, INP-HB, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

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