Quantification
of mangiferin content in different parts of Salacia chinensis L., a potential anti-diabetic
plant from Kerala regions of the Western Ghats
Felix Shibin P., Udayan P.S., Radha R.K. and Rajasekharan P.E.
Res. J. Biotech.; Vol. 20(1); 7-12;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/201rjbt07012; (2025)
Abstract
Salacia chinensis L., is a potential medicinal plant with high therapeutic values
that has been extensively used in traditional and modern medicines to treat diabetes
and obesity. The present investigation is aimed to quantify the mangiferin (an anti-diabetic
molecule) content in different parts of S. chinensis distributed in the Kerala region
of the Western Ghats using Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(RP-HPLC). Mangiferin content was detected in all analysed plant parts. Among the
different root samples analysed, the highest (2.32mg/g) mangiferin content was observed
in the samples collected from Sreenivasapuram region followed by the samples collected
from Kumarakom region (1.04mg/g) and Palode region (0.97mg/g). The lowest concentration
(0.34mg/g) in the root was observed in the sample collected from Vattappara region.
From the analysed leaf samples, highest (2.14mg/g) content was obtained in the accession
collected from Palode region followed by the samples collected from Sreenivasapuram
region (1.68mg/g) and Kumarakom region (1.62mg/g). All the collected stem samples
showed lower mangiferin content (0.05mg/g to 0.76mg/g). The roots as well as leaves
were identified as good source of mangiferin whereas stem samples contain very low
quantity of mangiferin. The present investigation opens an avenue for effective
extraction of the bioactive compound for antidiabetic property.
