Phytochemical Screening & Antioxidant Activities of Mentha spicata
An investigation of phytochemical constituents in aqueous spearmint extract and a research focus on antioxidant activity.
Conceptual illustration; not an experimental photograph.
Why investigate spearmint?
Plant extracts contain chemically diverse compounds that may be associated with biological activities. Phytochemical screening helps identify broad classes of constituents found in a chosen extract.
Mentha spicata, commonly called spearmint, was investigated through an aqueous extract in this project.
Screening & analysis
The project description discusses qualitative screening for chemical classes such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, phenolics and terpenoids, alongside investigation of antioxidant activity.
The work was associated with the University of Kerala and conducted between November 2021 and March 2022.
Results & available information
The publicly provided CV describes the background and aims of this project but does not contain specific assay results, measured antioxidant activity values or laboratory images. This page therefore describes the project scope without making quantitative efficacy claims.