MALE INFLORESCENCE FLOWER EXTRACT OF OIL PALM TREE (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) AND ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTY: FOCUS ON MEMBRANE STABILIZATION AND ANTIPROTEINASE ACTIVITY
Abstract
This paper sought to determine the in-vitro anti-inflammatory effect of the aqueous extract of Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm) male inflorescence flower membrane stabilization and free trapping activity. The cold macerated extract was prepared in distilled water and subjected to spectrophotometrical analysis in order to determine anti-inflammatory activities of the oil palm tree. Membrane stabilization was determined by in-vitro tests of heat-induced hemolysis of red blood cells and inhibition of antiproteinases on trypsin. These findings revealed that the extract had a strong and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect. The antiproteinase effect and membrane stabilization percentage differences between 0.02 and 0.10 mg/ml were 33.3-57.2 and 8.10-30.5, respectively. These effects were statistically significant (p
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