DETERMINATION OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF COMMON WORMWOOD (ARTEMISIA VULGARIS)

The article is devoted to the determination of the antioxidant activity of an aqueous infusion of wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris) with an oxidizing reagent sodium 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenolate. The magnitude of the change in the optical density of the reaction solution was determined by the photo colorimetric method at a wavelength of 500-520 nm. Calculation of the antioxidant activity of wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris) was carried out by conversion to quercetin.

The following stages of the study were carried out: preparation of medicinal plant raw materials; method of sampling the test material for analysis; determination of humidity and ash content. Methods of dry and wet ashing of medicinal plant raw materials have been developed. The method of extraction of wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris) with benzene is shown.

Since the action of the main biologically active substances contained in drugs are manifested in combination with the action of macro- and trace elements that determine the natural mineral composition of the plant. The article shows that the studied medicinal plants contain macro elements, such as potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium and trace elements copper, iron, manganese. Their contents correspond to such indicators for medicinal plants.

1. Кабдулкаримова К.К., Акимханова Ж.К. Polygonaceae Juss. тұқымдасына жататын өсімдіктердің кейбір түрлерінің химиялық құрамын зерттеу. «Химия ғылымы мен химиялық білім берудің өзекті мәселелері» атты Республикалық ғылыми конференция материалдарының жинағы. – Нұр-Сұлтан: Л.Н. Гумилев атындағы ЕҰУ, 2022. – Б. 64-67.

2. ГОСТ 24 027.2 Сырье лекарственное растительное. Методы определения влажности, содержание золы, экстрактивных и дубильных веществ, эфирных масла. Лекарственное растительное сырье. M.: 1980. С. 284-294.

3. Скрипник Л.Н., Курашова А.А. Сравнительное исследование антиоксидантных свойств растений некоторых видов рода Sambucus L. Химия растительного сырья. 2019. N 1. С.127-137.