Antioxidant Analysis in Seeds of Four Different Accessions of Cannabis sativa L. from Jammu

Cannabis belonging to the Cannabaceae family is a medicinally
important plant. In ancient times this plant was used for food, fibre
and medicine. In recent times, the focus has gone back on the
medicinal importance of this wonder plant. The seeds of the Cannabis
contain proteins, vitamins, fatty acids and oil that provide
antioxidant value and are nutritionally important. The current study
was envisaged in order to evaluate the antioxidant potential of
Cannabis seeds of different areas of Jammu. Results suggested that
Cannabis seeds have phenol content ranging from 77.64 μg GAE 100
mg-1 DW to 103.62 μg GAE 100 mg-1 DW and flavonoid content
ranging from 34.52 μg QR 100 mg-1 DW to 47.12 μg QR 100 mg-1 DW
across the different accessions. Further, the antioxidant assays
including FRAP, DPPH and chelating power assays suggested
significant antioxidant activities in the seeds of accessions collected
from Jammu. This is the first report of antioxidant evaluation from
Cannabis seeds from Jammu area