ass="h4">Objective
To investig
ate the bio
activities of crude
m>nm>-hex
ane, ethyl
acet
ate
and
meth
anol extr
acts of
aeri
al p
art of
m>Boerhavia diffusam> Linn. (
m>B. diffusam>)
and its phytoche
mic
al
an
alysis.
ass="h4">Methods
The identification of phytoconstituents and assay of antioxidant, thrombolytic, cytotoxic, antimicrobial activities were conducted using specific standard m>in vitrom> procedures.
ass="h4">Results
The results showed that the plant extracts were a rich source of phytoconstituents. Methanol extract showed higher antioxidant, thrombolytic activity and less cytotoxic activity than those of m>nm>-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts of m>B. diffusam>. Among the bioactivities, antioxidant activity was the most notable compared to the positive control and thus could be a potential rich source of natural antioxidant. In case of antimicrobial screening, crude extracts of the plant showed remarkable antibacterial activity against tested microorganisms. All the extracts showed significant inhibitory activity against m>Candida albicunsm>, at a concentration of 1 000 渭g/disc.
ass="h4">Conclusions
The present findings suggest that, the plant widely available in Bangladesh, could be a prominent source of medicinally important natural compounds.