Plant vegetative stages and drying methods affect flavonoid content of Clinacanthus nutans extracts

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Munirah, Ahmad, Siti Hajar, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Ketaren, Bunga Raya, Abdul Shukor, Nur Indah, Tajidin, Nor Elliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: African Ethnomedicines Network (Nigeria) 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73534/1/Plant%20vegetative%20stages%20and%20drying%20methods%20affect%20flavonoid%20content%20of%20Clinacanthus%20nutans%20extracts.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73534/

Background: Clinacanthus nutans, also known as ‘Sabah snake grass’ or ‘Belalai gajah’, is a herb well known locally for its medicinal values. The primary chemical constituents of the leaves are schaftoside, vitexin, isovitexin, orientin and isoorientin, and antiviral activity is shown by two glycogl...