Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder

The medicinal quality of plant parts is affected due to the thermal decomposition of the active ingredients during the drying process. Additional processing such as grinding will also influence the composition and extraction of active ingredients. Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves dried under shade,...

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Main Authors: Sejali, S. N. F., Anuar, Mohd Shamsul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22905/1/Effect%20of%20drying%20methods%20on%20phenolic%20contents%20of%20neem%20%28Azadirachta%20indica%29%20leaf%20powder.pdf
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description The medicinal quality of plant parts is affected due to the thermal decomposition of the active ingredients during the drying process. Additional processing such as grinding will also influence the composition and extraction of active ingredients. Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves dried under shade, oven-dried at 45°C and at 70°C varied in final moisture content, color, and crispness and in their phenolic contents. Grinding depended upon the crispness of the dried leaves, where finer particle sizes were obtained from crisper leaves. The phenolics contents were higher in powder obtained from shade-dried leaves compared to the oven-dried leaves at 45°C or at 70°C. There was no difference in total phenolics in extracts from finer-sized (<250 μm) and larger-sized (>250 μm) particles in the case of oven-dried leaves at 45°C. However, the extracts from finer particle sizes (<250 μm) had 262% and 10% higher phenolics compared to the larger-sized particles (>250 μm) from oven-dried leaves at 70°C and shade-dried leaves respectively.
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spelling upm.eprints-229052020-04-15T16:19:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22905/ Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder Sejali, S. N. F. Anuar, Mohd Shamsul The medicinal quality of plant parts is affected due to the thermal decomposition of the active ingredients during the drying process. Additional processing such as grinding will also influence the composition and extraction of active ingredients. Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves dried under shade, oven-dried at 45°C and at 70°C varied in final moisture content, color, and crispness and in their phenolic contents. Grinding depended upon the crispness of the dried leaves, where finer particle sizes were obtained from crisper leaves. The phenolics contents were higher in powder obtained from shade-dried leaves compared to the oven-dried leaves at 45°C or at 70°C. There was no difference in total phenolics in extracts from finer-sized (<250 μm) and larger-sized (>250 μm) particles in the case of oven-dried leaves at 45°C. However, the extracts from finer particle sizes (<250 μm) had 262% and 10% higher phenolics compared to the larger-sized particles (>250 μm) from oven-dried leaves at 70°C and shade-dried leaves respectively. Taylor & Francis 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22905/1/Effect%20of%20drying%20methods%20on%20phenolic%20contents%20of%20neem%20%28Azadirachta%20indica%29%20leaf%20powder.pdf Sejali, S. N. F. and Anuar, Mohd Shamsul (2011) Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder. Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 17 (2). pp. 119-131. ISSN 1049-6475; ESSN: 1540-3580 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10496475.2011.584293 10.1080/10496475.2011.584293
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title Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder
title_full Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder
title_fullStr Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder
title_full_unstemmed Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder
title_short Effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder
title_sort effect of drying methods on phenolic contents of neem azadirachta indica leaf powder
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22905/1/Effect%20of%20drying%20methods%20on%20phenolic%20contents%20of%20neem%20%28Azadirachta%20indica%29%20leaf%20powder.pdf
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