Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Impatiens sulcata Wallich in Roxb. Extracts

Abstract

-Impatiens sulcata is an annual plant used in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of several ailments, seeds are edible, plant paste is applied to prevent utricaria, itching, eczema, pimples and mucilage is used as an abortifacient. Methanolic extract of Impatiens sulcata and its various fractions were screened for phytochemical analysis, antioxidant potential by total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, total antioxidant activity, DPPH scavenging activity, reducing power and ABTS scavenging activity, while antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion assay against a set of bacterial and fungal strains. Petroleum ether and methanolic extract showed higher free radical scavenging activity and phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of saponins, flavonoids and triterpenoids. In biological assay, the extracts showed the moderate antimicrobial activity.