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“PHARMCOGNOSTIC STUDY AND EVALUATION OF ANTIMITOTIC ACTIVITY OF Curcuma longa BY USING Allium cepa BIOASSAY”

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Vijaya Verma*, Ishwari Densena , Aayushi Sahu
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.5.2024. 9164-9187

Abstract

Curcuma longa linn commonly known as haldi reported to have various traditional application, attributed by every part, for the treatment of various ailments. Although various research studies suggested the valuable importance of haldi and still under exploration: Still much is waiting to hidden out Some of this areas include the determination of pharmacological potential of various extracts of Curcuma longa as a direction for Heading towards antimitotic activity any variation occurred with that of earlier studies along with some controversies reported by the previous researchers as an important objective. This study was investigated step wise with pharmacognostic evaluation physical evaluation followed by phytochemical screening ethanol, acetone, and water extracts of curcuma longa for the presence of various phytoconstituents groups for the determination of antimitotic activity of Curcuma longa extracts the Allium cepa root method was used respectively. On analysis of the antimitotic activity alcohol turmeric extracts showed inhibition of mitotic activity with low MI value (17.24 %), compare acetone turmeric extract (20%), water turmeric extract (20%), distilled water (control) (23.25 %) and (13.33%) for vinblastine sulphate standard.

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