Author(s):

Chandan Prasad*, Digvijay Singh, Omkar Shukla and Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Sarma

Abstract: This research paper report the antioxidant activity and trace element analysis of Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones.). The ethanol extract showed highest antioxidant activity in DPPH (32.08 ± 0.53 % inhibition) and FRAP (39.01 ± 0.64 Fe (II) micromole per litre) assay while water extract showed highest antioxidant activity in βCL (54.26 ± 1.09 %) at 1mg/10ml concentration. BHT and ascorbic acid were used as standards. Trace elements analysis showed sodium (Na+) 0.08%, potassium (K+) 0.05%, lithium (Li+) below detection limit,, nickel (Ni++) 0.03%, lead (Pb++) 0.04%, cadmium (Cd++) 0.08%, zinc (Zn++) 0.08%, copper (Cu++) 0.05%, manganese (Mn++) 0.18%, iron (Fe++) 0.22%, and Cobalt (Co++)0.08%, Calcium (Ca++) 0.50%, Magnesium (Mg++)0.02%, Silicon (Si+4) 0.24%, Phosphorus (P-3) 0.08% and Sulphur (S--)0.01%. were determined.

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