Phytochemical Screening, In vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Ethanol Extract from Averrhoa carambola L. (Star fruit) leaves

During ancient times, naturally occurring herbs were a remedy for various ailments in the humanbody. Parts of Averrhoa carambola trees are comprehensively used as medicinal properties. A.carambola has lavished phytochemical properties such as alkaloids, glycosides, tannins,flavonoids, saponins, Carbohydrates, steroids, proteins & amino acid, which give rise to countlesspossessions like anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activity. Theantioxidative capacity of A. carambola leaves ethanol extracts have been assessed using the DPPHand ABTS assay. For DPPH and ABTS assay the concentrations were measured by usingabsorbance at wavelength 517 nm and 734 nm respectively and the ethanol extracts of A.carambola leaves were considered with a 20 to 80 µg/ml range (4 concentrations). For DPPHassay, using % inhibition, 27.43% at the lowest concentration (20 µg/ml) and 54.95% at highconcentration (80 µg/ml) shows antioxidant activity.