@article{ajps20241221,
author={{Quaye, Kingsley Ofolikwei and Aboagye, Dickson and Azaanang, Herman Caesar Sung-Bawiera and Dodoo, Joseph Nii Amon and Nyampong, Eugenia Serwaa and Frimpomaa, Josephine Oppong and Bandoh, Caleb Ofori},
title={Drying Temperature Effect on the Anti-Inflammatory Activities of <i>Moringa Oleifera</i> Leaves Extract},
journal={American Journal of Pharmacological Sciences},
volume={12},
number={2},
pages={17--20},
year={2024},
url={https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajps/12/2/1},
issn={2327-672X},
abstract={There is an increasing trend in the study of the anti-inflammatory properties and phytochemical content of herbal medicines worldwide. Literature is however lacking on the effects of heat treatment during the processing of medicinal plants of their bioactivities and phytochemical content. This study seeks to fill this gap by investigating how temperature affects the anti-inflammatory properties of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaves. The plants were harvested and ground into a powder, after which aqueous and ethanol extracts were conducted. The extract was freeze-dried for further examination. The anti-inflammatory assay activity shows that the IC<SUB>50</SUB> values of moringa leaves at room temperature, 60¡ãC, and 90¡ãC were 0.1313¡À0.0269, 0.0939¡À0.0901l, and 0.0757¡À0.0162 respectively. Diclofenac sodium, a standard anti-inflammatory drug showed an IC<SUB>50</SUB> value of 0.1022¡À0.0204. The study also showed that temperature influenced the phytochemical components in the moringa leaf extract. Phytochemical components such as reducing sugars, saponins, phenols, flavonoids, triterpenes, and phytosterols were all present.},
doi={10.12691/ajps-12-2-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}