Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2019)

Author(s):
Soumili Duttagupta, Moumita Paul, Subarna Bag and Malavika Bhattacharya

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to get an understanding of the basis of differential medicinal effects of various components of the plants of two commonly available cultivars of Catharanthus roseus, alba and rosea. Fresh leaves and stems of both cultivars were processed simultaneously and their equivalent concentrations were used for performing the analyses. Although most of the biochemical parameters appeared to be consistent across different parts of the plant as well as different cultivars, levels of anti-oxidants appeared to be significantly higher in the corresponding parts of the alba cultivar as compared to the rosea cultivar. Further studies aimed towards identifying the active components which are more abundant in the alba cultivar can be useful in determining the basis of differential medicinal properties of the various cultivars.