QUALITY AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY IN FOLIAR EXTRACTS OF Calendula officinalis L. GROWN WITH MAGNETICALLY TREATED WATER
Keywords:
caléndula; agua tratada magnéticamente; extractos; metabolitos; capacidad antioxidante in vitroAbstract
Calendula officinalis L., is cultivated and used in Cuba for its medicinal properties. Its use
has decreased due to its limited availability and propagation problems. Irrigation with
magnetically treated water (MTW) is used for its positive effect on the growth and
development of plant species. It is proposed to evaluate the effect of irrigation with MTW
on quality parameters and in vitro antioxidant activity of foliar extracts in water and
ethanol, for use as phytomedicine. Control plants and plants grown with MTW at an
induction range of 100-150 mT were used. The treatment favored quality parameters and
did not affect the qualitative presence of metabolites. It stimulated the increase of phenolic
compounds, flavonoids, DPPH• radical scavenging activity, reducing power and total
antioxidant capacity, with the highest values for the ethanol extract. These changes favor
the quality of the extracts for future use as phytomedicine.
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