PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT QUALITIES OF PHALANTUS AMARUS FOR USE IN LIVESTOCK FARM

Authors

  • Suleiman, S., Department of Statistics, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria Author
  • Lawal, W.S. Department of Agricultural Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria Author
  • Aiyelabegan A.B. Department of Statistics, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria Author

Keywords:

Inoculated, performance, Phyllanthus amarus, sporulation and treatments

Abstract

Phyllanthus amarus has been used long time ago to cure diseases for human, this study try to extend the use of 
P.amarus to livestock by studying, the phytochemical and antioxidant characteristics of P. amarus methanol extract. 
Standard procedures were used to analyze: 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) percentage (%) inhibition. The 
highest the concentration the the higher the inhibition and at 300 µg/ml, 44.58 inhibition was obtained with least in 
25 µg/ml  28.66 was obtained. The proximate composition also shows that the energy and crude fat was higher when 
compared to other parameters. The most prevalent compound was flavonoid, terpenoid and phenol Owing their 
antioxidant and phytochemical qualities, P. amarus methanol extract may potentially find application in medicine.

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Published

2026-08-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): IJARMS :Vol4 No2 DECEMBER 2024

Section

Articles