2024, Vol. 12, Issue 4, Part B

author(s)
AM Krupanidhi, Prakash Dabadi and Sharat Hegde

abstract
Traditionally, the medicinal plant Leucas aspera has been used to cure a wide range of illnesses. The present review evaluated the in vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory characteristics of the methanolic extract derived from the whole leaf of L. Aspera. The extract's antioxidant capacity was evaluated in macrophage cells by utilising 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, Enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay, and cytokine activity, the anticancer efficacy of silver nanoparticles that were synthesised spontaneously from the leaf extract. The study's findings suggest that the plant extract has potential for enhancing lung function, having anti-hyperlipidaemic benefits and having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities for dental health. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the extract inhibits the venom enzymes of the Indian cobra, Naja naja, against properties associated with ophidians.