Siti Zaleha, Raduan and Rasidah, Abdul Wahab and Alexander, Chelum and Asrul Asshadi Mohamad Morni, Mohamad Morni and Dayang Hajyrayati, Awg Kassim and Muhammad Wahizul Haswan, Abdul Aziz (2018) preliminary phytochemical screening of the potential medicinal plants of the melanau in pulau bruit, sarawak, malaysia. Journal of the Malaysian Society of Applied Biology, 47 (1). pp. 195-201. ISSN 0126-8643
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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF THE POTENTIAL MEDICINE PLANTS OF THE MELANAU IN PULAU BRUIT, SARAWAK MALAYSIA (abstract).pdf Download (442kB) | Preview |
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Potential medicinal plants are widely used by Melanau community in Pulau Bruit, Sarawak, Malaysia and their biological and phytochemical properties have not been thorough evaluated. By studying the presence of phytochemical, the uses of it in traditional treatment can be explained scientifically. Preliminary phytochemical screening was performed on ethanolic extracts of leaves of Acanthus ebracteatus, Clinacanthus nutans, Derris trifoliata, Erigeron Canadensis, Gynura procumbens, Lygodium microphyllum, Macaranga pruinosa, Poikilospermum cordifolium and the rhizomes of Boesenbergia pulchella and Etlingera littoralis. The phytochemical compounds were determined using conventional chemical tests. Alkaloids were detected in all tested plant with various cloudiness of precipitation except Macaranga pruinosa. Acanthus ebracteatus contains highest concentration of alkaloid. Flavonoids were detected in all tested plant with various strength of the color except for Gynura procumbens. Acanthus ebracteatus and Derris trifoliata contains highest concentration of flavonoids. Saponins were detected in Acanthus ebracteatus, Clinacanthus nutans, Derris trifoliata, Erigeron Canadensis, Gynura procumbens and Macaranga pruinosa with various length of froth. Tannins were detected in all samples with either brownish-green or blue-blue black colour appearance. It can be concluded that all tested plants do content promising pharmacology properties based on the presence of various secondary metabolites.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Melanau, Bruit, Sarawak, medicine, phytochemical, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Raduan |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2018 03:24 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2023 02:37 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20661 |
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