Abstract:
The present study was carried out to open a new avenues for the improvement of medicinal uses
of Boehmeria malabarica Wedd primarily for the evaluation of phytochemical screening, in
vitro antioxidant and cytotoxicity potential. The phytochemical screening was determined
through qualitative analysis which indicates the presence of chemical constituents such as
alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides and tannins. The cytotoxic potential was determined by using
brine shrimp lethality bioassay, and showed an LC50 of methanol extract and LC50 values of
standard vincristine. The antioxidant activity was determined by using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazine). Extract showed DPPH scavenging that was comparable to standard ascorbic
acid . The present study demonstrates that methanol extract of Boehmeria malabarica Wedd
stem has significant antioxidant and cytotoxic effect and thrombolytic effect
