Pharmacophore an International Research Journal
Thespesia populnea is also called as Indian tulip tree, poovarasu, is tropically distributed plant. In the present study of ethanolic extract of flowers of Thespesia populnea was screened for anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract was determined by HRBC and Albumin denaturation method. Anti-oxidant activity of ethanolic extract was determined by DPPH assay and ABTS method. The results of the study suggest that the ethanolic extract possesses anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.
