Exploring The Ethno-Medicinal Potential of Lavatera Cashmiriana Cambess with Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity

Abstract

Lavatera cashmiriana Cambess is an endemic plant of Kashmir Himalayas with abundant ethno-medicinal benefits. This study is the first attempt to validate its traditional claims. Antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity has been evaluated. The IC₅₀ value calculated for methanol extract in DPPH assay was found to be 113.94 μg/ml as against the standard ascorbic acid at73.44 μg/ml. Total Phenolic Content and Total Flavonoid Content of methanol extract is calculated as 93.5 mg GAE/g and 23.5 QE/g respectively. Methanol extract showed maximum zones of inhibition for all the four strains ranging from 14.3–16.5 mm. The pharmacological activities of plant justified its ethno-pharmacological claims and this plant may perhaps lead to the development of novel therapeutic derivatives from natural source.