In Vitro Screening for Anti-Cholinesterase and Antioxidant Activity of Methanolic Extracts of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Used for Cognitive Disorders
Figure 1
Inhibition of AChE activity by plant extracts.
Panel (A) shows the inhibition curves obtained with Acorus calamus (AC), Bacopa monniera (BM), Cedrus deodara (CD), Celastrus paniculatus (CPT) and Centella asiatica (CA). Panel (B) includes the results with Convolvulus pluricaulis (CP), Coriandrum sativum (CS), Emblica officinalis (EO), Evolvulus alsinoides (EA) and Glycyrrhiza gabra (GG). Panel (C) represents the inhibition observed with Nardostachys jatamansi (NJ), Nelumbo nucifera (NN), Punica granatum (PG), Rauvolfia serpentine (RS) and Saussurea lappa (SL). Panel (D) shows the inhibition curves obtained with the methanolic extracts of Terminalia chebula (TC), Tinospora cordifolia (TNC), Trigonella foenum graceum (TFG), Valeriana wallichii (VW) and Withania somnifera (WS). Mean values of 3 independent experiments have been plotted.