Quality assessment of leaves of Calotropis procera Linn. with its In-Vitro Anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic activity.

Calotropis procera traditionally called as Aak is a plant of Ayurvedic system having unique properties. Plant is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world and easily available in agriculture and non-agriculture fields. Objective: The objective of the study is to develop the analytical profile. Materials and Methods: C.procera was subjected to organoleptic, physicochemical, qualitative and chromatography evaluation. Result and Discussion: The average result of total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble extractive and alcohol soluble extractive values were 12.53±0.11, 2.86±0.05, 25.3±0.71, 7.0±0.78. Only one principle spot (R_f= 0.45) was observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]