Invitroanti-Inflammatory Activityof Ethanolic Peel Extract Of Hylocereus Undatusfruit

Hylocereus undatus has been proven to have various medicinal properties. The present study aims to evaluate in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic peel extract of Hylocereus undatus fruit. The dried peels were ground into coarse powder with the help of grinder. The dry powder was subjected to cold extraction with ethanol (95%) for a week with occasional stirring. After a week, the content was filtered under vacuum. The solvent was evaporated in order to obtain the extract. At highest concentration the extract produced 73 +/- 0.1% and 83.3 +/- 0.5% inhibition of protein in Albumin denaturation and Mizushima-Kobayashi method respectively. On the basis of these findings, it may be inferred that Hylocereus undatus has significant in vitro anti-inflammatory activity.