In vitro Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Antivenom and Anticancer Effect of Leucas aspera Plant Extract

Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences,2025,14,2,1-7.
Published:June 2025
Type:Research Article
Authors:
Author(s) affiliations:

Raguraman Sumathi1, Arumugam Manjula1,*, Ganesan Saravanakumar3, Palanivel Mozhiyarasi1, Kathiroli Sujithra2, Thiruvengadam Revathi3, Annamalai Vijayalakshmi4

1Department of Biochemistry, Rabiammal Ahamed Maideen College for Women (Affiliated Bharathidasan University), Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

2Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Bharath University), Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

3PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Swami Dayananda College of Arts & Science, (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Manjakkudi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

4Researcher, Galileovasan Offshore and Research and Development Private Limited, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

Abstract:

In India, Leucas aspera is commonly utilized as an ethnomedicinal herb to treat numerous ailments. The current investigations assessed the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, apoptotic, and antivenom properties of an aqueous extract of Leucas aspera. Some in vitro models were used to estimate antioxidant activity, such as the DPPH photometric assay, OH radical scavenging capacity, anti-inflammatory activity, Cyclooxygenase (COX), and Lipoxygenase (LOX), anticancer, apoptotic, and antivenom activity. The study found that plant extracts' antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects might be attributed to inhibiting DPPH and OH, COX, and LOX enzymes, respectively, supporting the traditional usage of the aforementioned plants in inflammatory illnesses. The MTT experiment showed that the aqueous extract of Leucas aspera was highly selective (p<0.005) against HepG2 cells, causing morphological alterations. Based on the current data, it was determined that the aqueous extract of Leucas aspera exhibits a more potent and safer anti-inflammatory, antioxidant capabilities, anticancer and anti-venom agent because of its significant PLA2 inhibition.