Evaluation of the Effect of Salicylic Acid on Production of Flavonoid and Phenolic content of Leaves Extract of Gardenia gummifera Saxena Rajiv1,*, Malviya Neelesh1,2 1Mandsaur University, Rewas Dewda Road, SH-31, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh-458001 2Smriti College of Pharmaceutical Education, MR-11, Dewas Naka, Indore, Madhya Pradesh-452010 *Corresponding Author E-mail: rajivbiotech@rediffmail.com
Online published on 24 February, 2020. Abstract Herbal drugs treatment has covered a wide spectrum disorders under its umbrella of it and industrial and technological advancement makes these drugs more accurate and valued. Overexploitation of rich flora, factors like global warming, deforestation, lack of availability and awareness makes these drug sources in the erg of extinction. Many newer approaches including the use of elicitors are coming up to fight with the situation and scientists are coming up with latest solutions. Gardenia gummifera belonging to the family rubiaceae is one such plant species which has many pharmacological benefits but again the plant is about to extinct. The present investigation was focused on the use of selected Elicitors Salicylic acid (SA) for the enhanced production of phytochemicals of Gardenia gummifera cultivated under controlled environmental conditions in polyhouse developed in medicinal garden of the Institute. The plants were exposed to Salicylic acid (SA) as an elicitor at various concentration 0.50, 0.100 and 0.150 mg/l and the total flavonoid content was calculated as Quercetin equivalent (mg of Quercetin/g of extract) (QE) and was found to be 22.45, 45.24, 37.93 whereas for the untreated plants 15.2 QE was obtained. The phenolic content was calculated as Gallic acid equivalent (mg of gallic acid/g of extract) (GAE) and was found to be 23.29, 39.53, 38.54 whereas for the untreated plants 18.36 GAE was obtained. In both the cases the results suggested that SA exposure enhances flavonoids and phenolic content production in Gardenia gummifera at a concentration of 0.100 mg/litre. Top Keywords Herbal medicines, Elicitors, salicylic acid (SA), Gardenia gummifera.. Top |