Researchers studied Kleinhovia hospita leaves, traditionally used in Indonesia for liver disease, to identify their antioxidant properties.
The leaves were extracted with methanol and further separated into different fractions, and their antioxidant activity was tested alongside cytotoxic effects on liver cancer cells (HepG2).
The methanol extract displayed strong antioxidant activity (96%) similar to vitamin C (98%) and showed moderate cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells at varying concentrations.
An active compound from the bulb of Eleutherine americana L. Merr. (Iridaceae) collected from East Kalimantan, Indonesia, was tested for its antidermatophyte and antimelanogenesis activity.