PHARMACOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF NOOTROPIC ACTIVITY OF INDIGENOUS PLANT

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The study focuses on evaluating the memory-enhancing potential of Plumbago zeylanica and Acorus calamus. Plumbago zeylanica, known for its use in Ayurvedic medicine as a rejuvenator, contains the alkaloid Plumbagin, which may serve as a nervine tonic. The research employed UV spectroscopic methods to analyze the phenolic, flavonoid, tannin, and alkaloid contents of both plants. Notably, Acorus calamus exhibited a higher flavonoid content at 88%, compared to 50% in Plumbago zeylanica, with specific measurements expressed in Quercetin equivalents.