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1. Lipid Lowering and Antioxidant Activities of Methanolic Extract of Ficus hispida Linn. Fruits in Cholesterol Fed Rats.

Author

Hossain, M. S., Dutta, S., Parvin, S., and Islam, M. E.

Subjects
*FICUS (Plants), *ANTIOXIDANT analysis, *METHANOL
Abstract

The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of fruits extracts (Ficus hispida) on serum lipids and antioxidant status in hypercholesterolaemic rats. Hyperlipidemia was induced by feeding high fat diet for 28 days and was evidenced by elevated levels of serum triglycerides (TG), serum LDL cholesterol and decreased serum HDL cholesterol. Oxidative stress was measured by determining the activity of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and amount of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in liver homogenate of experimental rats. In hypercholesterolaemic rats, crude methanolic extract (CME) consumption had no effect on HDL-cholesterol, yet it showed a marked hypolipidaemic action, decreasing TG and LDL-cholesterol that had been increased after consuming the high-cholesterol diet. On the other hand, the concentration of TBARS decreased significantly, indicating decreased lipid peroxidation. In addition, the activities of catalase and SOD increased significantly in liver homogenate. The above evidence suggested that CME of the fruits of this plant can be a source of natural antioxidant that can reduce the plasma lipid (cholesterol) level and also decreases the lipid peroxidation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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2. Thrombolytic Activity and Antimicrobial Properties of Ficus hispida.

Author

Shahriar, M., Islam, M. S., Parvin, S., and Hoque, S.

Subjects
*FICUS (Plants), *MICROORGANISMS, *METHANOL, *FIBRINOLYTIC agents, *HEXANE
Abstract

In this present study, the various plant parts of Ficus hispida were subjected to thrombolytic and antimicrobial activities. The thrombolytic activities were assessed by using human blood samples and the results were compared with standard streptokinase (SK). In this study, the methanol soluble fraction (MSF) exhibited highest thrombolytic activity (50.12±1.91). However, significant thrombolytic activity was demonstrated by the crude ethanol extract (CEE) and n-hexane soluble fraction (HSF) of F. hispida (21.74±0.69) and (42.22±1.42) respectively. On the other hand, the n- hexane soluble fraction (HSF) and methanol soluble fraction (MSF) of ethanol extract revealed moderate antibacterial activity against some microorganisms used in the screening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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3. Studies on In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Methanolic Extract and Fractions of Ficus Hispida Lin. Fruits

Author

M. S. I. Mahbub, M. S. Hossain, Shahnaj Parvin, S. Dutta, and Md. Ekramul Islam

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, chemistry.chemical_classification, Antioxidant, Chloroform, biology, DPPH, medicine.medical_treatment, education, Flavonoid, Ethyl acetate, biology.organism_classification, Moraceae, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 030104 developmental biology, 0302 clinical medicine, chemistry, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, medicine, Organic chemistry, Phenol, Food science, Ficus hispida
Abstract

The present study was designed to confirm the traditional use of the fruits of Ficus hispida Linn. (Moraceae) as an antioxidant agent. Fruits of the plant extracted with methanol and crude methanol extract (CME) were further fractionated with n-hexane, chloroform, and ethyl acetate. All the fractions, n-hexane (NHF), chloroform (CHF), ethyl acetate (EAF), aqueous (AQF) and CME were preliminary screened for in vitro antioxidant activity and total phenolic and total flavonoid content. In DPPH radical scavenging assay, CME exhibited highest scavenging activity (IC50 = 11.20 µg/mL) as compared to other fractions. In this assay, IC50 of reference standard BHT was 5.10 µg/mL. The reducing power of the samples was in the order as AQF > CME > CHF > EAF > NHF. The results for hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity indicated that CME, EAF and AQF had almost the same scavenging activity except NHF. Total antioxidant capacity of CME and other fractions were ranked as CHF > AQF > CME > EAF > NHF. In the assay of antioxidant constituents (total phenol and total flavonoids content), the CME had highest phenolic and flavonoids content. The results indicate that Ficus hispida fruits could be considered as a potential source of natural antioxidant.

Published
2016
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