INFLUÊNCIA DO MÉTODO EXTRATIVO NO TEOR DE FLAVONOIDES DE Cnidoscolus quercifolius POHL (EUPHORBIACEAE) E ATIVIDADE ANTIOXIDANTE

Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl is a Brazilian medicinal plant from Caatinga biome and possesses several pharmacological properties. Phytochemical investigations have attributed some of these properties to the presence of flavonoids. In this paper, we report the influence of the extraction process on the flavonoid content obtained from leaves of C. quercifolius and its antioxidant activity. A factorial design 22 was performed, using temperature and agitation as independent variables. Qualitative and quantitative analyzes of the extracts were performed by HPLC-DAD. Rutin and apigenin were identif...