ASSESSING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND TOTAL CONTENT OF FLAVONOID, POLYPHENOL, AND SAPONIN OF ARDISIA ALBOMACULATA PIT. COLLECTED IN LAM DONG

Đỗ Trần Thẩm Thuý; Lê Thị Thu Hồng; Võ Văn Nghĩa; Hoàng Viết Thành; Nguyễn Thị Hoà

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.12783

ASSESSING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND TOTAL CONTENT OF FLAVONOID, POLYPHENOL, AND SAPONIN OF ARDISIA ALBOMACULATA PIT. COLLECTED IN LAM DONG

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Received: 12/05/25 Revised: 20/08/25 Published: 20/08/25

Authors

1. Do Tran Tham Thuy, Tay Nguyen Research Center of Medicinal Materials - National Institute of Medicinal Materials
2. Le Thi Thu Hong, Tay Nguyen Research Center of Medicinal Materials - National Institute of Medicinal Materials
3. Vo Van Nghia, Tay Nguyen Research Center of Medicinal Materials - National Institute of Medicinal Materials
4. Hoang Viet Thanh, Tay Nguyen Research Center of Medicinal Materials - National Institute of Medicinal Materials
5. Nguyen Thi Hoa , Tay Nguyen Research Center of Medicinal Materials - National Institute of Medicinal Materials

Abstract

The genus Ardisia Sw. contains many species which are well-recognised in treatment of stomach pain, such as A. gigantifoliaStapf andA.silvestris Pit.. The presentstudy was to evaluate the chemical composition and content of major classes of secondary metabolites found in Ardisia albomaculata Pit., an Ardisia endemic species that has been also used in local communities to treat stomach related diseases. We compared the leaf chemical compositions among plants collected in their natural habitats at 200 masl with those cultivated at 1500 masl and with A. gigantifoliaStapf. Using a combination of methods from Dan and Tuu(1985), and Phung (2007), we detected the presence of anthraglycosides, flavonoids, saponins, and tannins in the ethanol extracts of both Ardisia albomaculata and Ardisia gigantifolia. The content of total flavonoids, polyphenols, and saponins in Ardisia albomaculata and Ardisia gigantifolia were quatitatively analyzed by UV-VIS method. Results showed that the total saponins were always higher in plants cultivated at higher elevation than those collected in the wild at lower elevation. Moreover, the content of all three analyzed groups in Ardisia albomaculatawere much higher than those of Ardisia gigantifolia. Further studies are needed to confirm the medicinal values of Ardisia albomaculataand for this potential species to be conserved and exploited sustainably.

Keywords

Ardisia albomaculata; Chemical composition; Flavonoid total; Polyphenol total; Saponin total

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