COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONALLY USED MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR HEPATIC PROBLEMS FROM KUMAUN HIMALAYAS

The Himalayan region is predominantly populated by individuals who live in communal settlements.These communities heavily depend on a wide range of plant resources for various purposes, including medicinal uses and other essential needs.In the present investigation, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of the comparative antioxidant efficacy within a specific set of medicinal plant species extracts.In the present study, firstly physoiochemical parameters were performed in both plants as shown in Table 1, the preliminary Phytochemical study for both extracts showed positive and negative results shown in Table 2.The total phenolics content in methanolic extract of Cirisium wallichii exhibited a total phenolics content of 59.250.0088mg Gallic acid equivalent (GAE/g), while the methanolic extract of Fraxinus micrantha showed a total phenolics content of 136.970.0058mg GAE/g.Additionally, the aqueous extract of Cirisium wallichii displayed a total phenolics content of 63.570.0088mg GAE/g, whereas the aqueous extract of Fraxinus micrantha exhibited a total phenolics content of 122.810.0066mg GAE/g.The flavonoid content was recorded in methanolic extract of Cirisium wallichii, as 128.280.0190mg Quercetin equivalent while in the methanolic extract of Fraxinus micrantha, it was measured as 176.520.0017mgQE/g.The aqueous extract of Cirisium wallichii had a flavonoid content of 96.720.0300mgQE/g, whereas the aqueous extract of Fraxinus micrantha contained 149.490.0015mgQE/g of flavonoids.The Tannin content was recorded in methanolic extract of Cirisium wallichii 24.570.0016mg Tannic acid