In vitro antioxidant property of some Indian medicinal plants

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-179

  Chanda, S ^a   Dave, R ^a   Kaneria, M ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Medicinal plants; Paltophorum ferrugineum; Reducing capacity; Superoxide anion radical

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ASCORBIC ACID; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA EXTRACT; BUCHANANIA LANZAN EXTRACT; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CELASTRAS PENICULATUS EXTRACT; CLERODENDRON MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LUFFA ACUTANGULA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MORINDA CITROFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PALTOPHORUM FERRUGINEUM EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYLLANTHUS FRATERNUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; TRIUMFETTA ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIZIPHUS NUMMULARIA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; BUCHANANIA LANZAN; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM; CELASTRAS PENICULATUS; CLERODENDRON MULTIFLORUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA CITROFOLIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PALTOPHORUM FERRUGINEUM; PHYLLANTHUS FRATERNUS; TRIUMFETTA ROTUNDIFOLIA; ZIZIPHUS NUMMULARIA;

ANACARDIACEAE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; BUCHANANIA LANZAN; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM; CELASTRACEAE; CLERODENDRUM; CLUSIACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; LAMIACEAE; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OXALIDACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS FRATERNUS; RHAMNACEAE; ROTUNDIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE; TRIUMFETTA; ZIZIPHUS NUMMULARIA;

EID: 77957108584     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.169.179     Document Type: Article

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