Author(s): Ravali KSS, Usha Kumary S, Sarathchandra G, Kannan TA, Parthiban M and Kalaiselvi L

Abstract: Justicia adhatoda plant of Acanthaceae family has been used as an ayurvedic and unani medicine in India for over a long time. It is used in the treatment of several diseases, especially respiratory ailments. The alkaloids in adhatoda are found to have many pharmacological properties. Vasicine, a pyrroloquinoline alkaloid from adhatoda is a major alkaloid that can be potentially used in treatment of various disorders. Antioxidant activity of vasicine is measured in the current study. The results indicate that the inhibition concentration IC₅₀ of vasicine is 187 µg/ml.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i1Sj.415