Evaluation of Antioxidants from Tinospora Cordifolia  

K. D. Jadhao¹, D. V. Badwe¹, M. P. Wadekar² and Meena Iqbal³

¹Department of Botany,Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities Amravati - 444 604 India.

²Department of Chemistry, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities Amravati - 444 604 India.

³Department of Biotechnology, Saifia College of Science & Education, Bhopal - 462 001 India.

Corresponding Author E-mail: murliwadekar@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: Tinospora cordifolia grown in wild in Melghat. It is known in Sanskrit as “Amrita”, in Hindi “Gulbel” or “Biloe” and in Marathi “Gulvel”. It is bitter, astringent, sweet, thermogenic, digestive etc. the present investigation was undertaken to estimate antioxidants from this species is only due to its multipurpose therapeutic values. The plants were collected from Melghat (Dist. Amravati). Identification were done with the help of standard floras. Fresh as well as shade dried plant material, leaves and fruit was used for moisture content and estimation of ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, iron, phenol, lycopene and carotene .Fresh leaves contain 360 mg ascorbic acid, 10.43 mg lycopene, 5.24 mg carotene, 20.296 mg anthocyanin, 400 mg phenol and dry leaves contain 290 mg ascorbic acid, 125 mg iron, 21.234 mg anthocyanin, 1240 mg phenol/100g .Fresh fruit shows 40 mg ascorbic acid, 0.6709 mg lycopene, 6.36 mg carotene, 19.355 mg anthocyanin, 560 mg phenol and dry fruit shows 3660 mg ascorbic acid, 37.5 mg iron, 19.061 mg anthocyanin, 2600 mg phenol/100 g .

KEYWORDS: Tinospora cordifolia; Antioxidant

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