Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Costus speciosus L.
Archita Behera
Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Rajkumari Supriya Devi
Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India.
Srimay Pradhan
School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Somali Biswal
School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Padan Kumar Jena
Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Susanta K. Biswal
School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Sanjeet Kumar *
Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Costus speciosus L. is a tuberous plant commonly available in wetlands and near water bodies throughout Odisha state and used as food and medicinal purposes. The tribal communities of the state used the rhizome to cure joint pain, skin infections and consume as nutraceutical. The above claims are supportive of the fact that the rhizome might have antioxidant potentials and might be rich with diverse secondary metabolites. Keeping this in view an attempt has been made to evaluate the bioactive compounds present in the plant parts and antioxidant potentials in order to validate the tribal claims. Results revealed that the plant parts are rich with phenolic compounds and have antioxidant potential.
Keywords: Costus speciosus, bioactive compounds, antioxidant potentials, therapeutic values.