Antioxidant, Antimicrobial activities and GC-MS analysis of Calotropis gigantea white flowers

Abstract

Calotropis gigantea white (Asclepiadaceae), is a weed plant commonly known as giant milkweed. It has one of the important traditional medicines to treat various ailments. The aim of this study to screen the phytochemicals present in the flower extract by GC-MS analysis. The results showed the presence of phytochemicals of alkaloids, tannins, phenol, flavonoids, sterols, anthraquinones, proteins and quinones in the flower extract. The GC-MS analysis of the extract revealed the presence of 4 major compounds. This study forms a basis of biological characterization and the importance of the compounds identified and creates many bioactive ingredients to treat many diseases.