Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Ethanol Root Extract of Spatholobus littoralis Hassk

Abstract

Spatholobus littoralis Hassk is a medicinal plant in Central Kalimantan. This plant in Indonesia is called Bajakah Tampala. The ethanolic wood extract of Bajakah was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity test. The phytochemical tests were carried out using standard methods of analysis, and these investigations revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, and Steroids. Antioxidant activity was performed by DPPH (1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging method for ethanol extracts. It exhibited strong antioxidant DPPH radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 8.25 ?g/ml for ethanol Bajakah Tampala Root extract.