Identification and Quantification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC-DAD and Antioxidant activity from Cordia Gharaf Plant

Abstract

Numerous indigenous plants may grow on Pakistan's soil due to its suitable climate. A few of these are now exploited as a source of expensive pharmaceuticals with therapeutic benefits. Since 4000-5000 B.C., people have used these native herbs as medicines. The Cordia gharaf plant is one of them. There are several phytochemicals found in plants, including flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, phenolic compounds, and others, that can protect against disease. Many phytochemicals have a broad range of biological activities that help to protect against chronic illnesses, and around the world, they have been used to treat several different human ailments. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, more than 80% of the world's population uses traditional medicines for treatment and maintaining their health, and many valuable medications have been extracted from these medicinal plants. Therefore, scientific investigation is necessary to make enormous profits from these priceless medicinal plants. Due to the importance of the primary and secondary metabolites produced by these medicinal plants, our purpose includes the idea of examining biologically active components from these plants. Keeping in mind the foregoing, the goal of our research is to examine the phytochemicals from the selected species of Cordia gharaf that have disease-preventive properties.