Phytochemical study on the flower of Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don (Apocynaceae) from Sumbawa Island, Indonesia

Abstract

Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don is a native plant to South East Asia, belonging to Alstonia genus. This species has been reported to have numerous natural chemical compound which perfom multiple pharmacological and biological activities. The aim of this study was to investigated the phytochemical properties of the acetone extract of the flower of Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don. This is very interesting because phytochemical properties of its flower had been never reported yet. Alstonia macrophylla was harvested from the Natural Forest of Punik,

Potensi Aktivitas Antioksidan Alstonia Scholaris dan Alstonia Macrophylla

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