Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-06 | 459-464
Original Research Article
Antimicrobial and Analgesic Activity of Solanum torvum
Suman Acharyya, Babli Khatun
Published : June 10, 2018
Abstract
The present investigation was conducted to evaluate antimicrobial and
analgesic activities of ethanol extract from Solanum torvum (Family: Solanaceae)
aerial parts. The bioactive compounds such as glycoside, tannins, sterols, saponins,
flavonoids, carbohydrates and proteins are detected in ethanol extract shown
promising antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria viz. B. subtilis and S.
aureus. Analgesic activity was evaluated against both thermal and chemical induced
stimuli, which were evidenced from acetic acid induced writhing, tail immersion and
formalin induced paw licking test. The assessment of peripheral analgesic effect of the
ethanol extracts exhibited a significant percentage inhibition in the writhings which
were induced by acetic acid in mice. Similarly test drug significantly increased the
latency period in the tail immersion test and the formalin study showed that both the
aphasic and tonic pain was blocked by the extract. The overall analgesic effect of
ethanol extract (200 and 400 mg/kg body weight, p.o.) was lower than the standard
drugs aspirin. The presence of flavonoid compounds in ethanol extract of Solanum
torvum aerial parts may be responsible for the analgesic effect