PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST (BSLT) OF MANGIFERA INDICA LEAVES OF BONGAO, TAWI-TAWI, PHILIPPINES
Indal Fitra S. Daham*, Fatimah Raiza I. Abubakar, Efren Tangon, John Mark S. Jacoba,
Adzhar A. Abdurasad, Xandra S. De Guzman
ABSTRACT
Phytochemical screening in terrestrial plants play a vital role in human health by providing protective benefits against various diseases and can be used as a potential ingredient for the progression of functional foods and pharmaceutical drugs while, brine shrimp lethality test is an essential method to examine the cytotoxic attributes of the species that will merit further investigation for various medicinal application. This study aimed to determine the bioactive compounds in Mangifera indica leaves and assess their toxicity through (BSLT). The result showed that Mangifera indica leaves possessed diverse range of bioactive compounds exhibiting positive results for alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, tannins, saponins, triterpenoids, and cardiac glycosides however, steroids was not determined. The toxicity result indicates that the Mangifera indica leaves had LC50 value of 3090.29 ppm pointing it as non-toxic. The result synthesized suggests that Mangifera indica may have potential application in traditional medicinal used.
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