In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves of felicia muricata thunb. an underutilized medicinal plant in the eastern cape province, South africa

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-302

  Ashafa, A O T ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant; DPPH; Felicia muricata; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; FELICIA MURICATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; FELICIA MURICATA; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POULTICE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; ETHANOL; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PAIN; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER;

EID: 79958792112     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Afolayan AJ, Jimoh FO, Sofidiya MO, Koduru S, Lewu FB (2007). Medicinal potential of the root of Arctotis arctotoides. Pharm Biol., 45: 486-493.
2. Agrawal PK (1989). Carbon-13 NMR of flavonoids. Elsevier, New York. Vol.6: 562-563.
3. Ashafa AOT, Grierson DS, Afolayan AJ (2008a). Foliar micromorphology of Felicia muricata Thunb. Pak J Bio Sci. 11: 1713-1717.
4. Ashafa AOT, Grierson DS, Afolayan AJ (2008b). Antimicrobial activity of extracts from Felicia muricata Thunb. J Bio Sci., 8: 1062-1066.
5. Ashafa AOT, Grierson DS, Afolayan AJ (2008c). Composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil from Felicia muricata leaves. J Bio Sci., 8: 784-788.
6. Ashafa AOT, Yakubu MT, Grierson DS, Afolayan AJ (2009a). Toxicological evaluation of the aqueous extract of Felicia muricata Thunb. leaves in Wistar rats. Afri. J. Biol., 8: 949-956.
7. Ashafa AOT, Yakubu MT, Grierson DS, Afolayan AJ (2009b). Evaluation of aqueous extract of Felicia muricata leaves for anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities. Pharm Biol (In press)
8. Azaizeh H, Fulder S, Khalil K, Said O (2003). Ethnobotanical knowledge of local Arab practitioners in the Middle Eastern region. Fitoterapia; 74: 98-108.
9. 2 - radical scavenging properties of some flavonoids and related phenolic compounds. Deutsche pharmakologische Gesellschaft Abstracts of the 20th spring meeting, Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Abstract No, R27 cited in Arc Pharmacol. 307: R1-R77.
10. Chun SS, Vattem DA, Lin YT, Shetty K (2005). Phenolic antioxidants from clonal oregano (Origanum vulgare) with antimicrobial activity against Helicobacter pyroli. Process Biochem. 40: 809-816.
11. Deba F, Xuan TD, Yasuda M, Tawatu S (2008). Chemical composition and antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities of the essential oils from Bidens pilosa Linn. Var. Radiata. Food contrl. 19: 346-352.
12. Diouf PN, Stevanovic T, Cloutier A (2009). Study on chemical composition, antioxidant and anti- inflammatory activities of hot water extract from Picea mariana bark and its proanthocyanidin- rich fractions. Food Chem. 113: 897-902.
13. Gutteridge JM, Halliwell B (2000). Free radicals and antioxidants in the year 2000. A historical look to the future. Ann NY Academy of Science 899: 136-147.
14. Gurib-Fakim A (2006). Medicinal plants: traditions of yesterday and drugs tomorrow, Molecular Aspects of Medicine 27: 1-93.
15. Howell AB (2002). Cranberry proanthocyanidins and the maintenance of urinary tract health. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 42 (3 Suppl):273-8.
16. Hutchings A, Scoth AH, Lewis G, Cunningham AB (1996). Zulu medicinal plants, An inventory. Natal University Press, Pietermaritzburg, pp. 195-196.
17. Hutchings A (1989). A survey and analysis of traditional medicinal plants as used by the Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho. Bothalia 19: 111-123.
18. Hutchings A, Van Staden J (1994). Plants used for stress related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Part 1: Plants used for headaches. J Ethnopharmacol.52: 89-124.
19. Koleva II, Van Beek TA, Linssen JPH, de Groot A, Evstatieva LN (2002). Screening of plant extracts for antioxidant activity: a comparative study on three testing methods. Phytochem Anal. 13: 8-17.
20. Kumaran A, Karunakaran RJ (2007). In vitro antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of Phyllantus species from India. Lebens-Wiss technologie 40: 344-352.
21. Kumpulainen JT, Salonen JT (1999). Natural Antioxidants and Anticarcinogens in Nutrition, Health and Disease, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK pp 178- 187.
22. Liyana-Pathiranan CM, Shahidi F (2005). Antioxidant activity of commercial soft and hard wheat (Triticum aestivum L) as affected by gastric pH conditions. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53: 2433-2440.
23. Maisuthisakul P, Suttajit M, Pongsawatmanit R (2007). Assessment of phenolic content and free radical-scavenging capacity of some Thai indigenous plants. Food Chem. 100: 1409-1418.
24. Mathew S, Abraham ET (2006). In vitro antioxidant activity and scavenging effects of Cinnamomum verum leaf extract assayed by different methodologies. Food Chem Toxicol 44: 198-206.
25. McGaw LJ, Jager AK, Van Staden J (1997). Prostagladin inhibitory activity in Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicinal plants. Phytother. Res 11: 113-117.
26. Miliauskas G, Yenkutonis PR, Van beek TA (2004). Screening of radical scavenging activity of some medicinal and aromatic plants extracts. Food Chem. 85: 231-237.
27. Ordon-ez AAL, Gomez JD, Vattuone MA, Isla MI (2006). Antioxidant activity of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swart extracts. Food Chem 97: 452-458.
28. Oke, JM, Hamburger MO (2002). Screening of some Nigerian medicinal plants for antioxidant activity using 2, 2- diphenyl- picryl- hydrazylradical. Afric J. Biomed Res. 5: 77-79.
29. Okoli CO, Akah PA (2004). Mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf extracts of Culcasia scandens P. Beauv (Araceae). Pharmacol, Biochem Behavior 79: 473-481.
30. Pourmorad F, Hosseinimehr SJ, Shahabimajd N (2006). Antioxidant activity, phenol and flavonoid contents of some selected Iranian medicinal plants. Afric. J. Biotech. 11: 1142-1145.
31. Re R, Pellegrini N, Proteggente A, Pannala A, Yang M, Rice-Evans C (1999). Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorisation assay. Free Radicals Biol Med. 26: 1231-1237.
32. Sokmen A, Vardar-Ü nlü G, Polissiou M, Daferera D, Sokmen M, Donmez E (2003). Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and methanol extracts of Achillea sintenisii Hub Mor. (Asteraceae). Phytother Res. 17: 1005-1010.
33. Steenkamp V, Stewart MJ, Chimuka L, Cukrowska E (2005). Uranium concentrations in South African herbal remedies. Health Physiol 89:79-83.
34. Steinberg F, Bearden MM, Keen CL (2003). Cocoa and chocolate flavonoids: Implications for cardiovascular health. J Amer Dietc Ass. 103:215-223.
35. Sun JS, Tsuang YW, Chen IJ, Huang WC, Lu FJ (1998). An ultra weak chemiluminescence study on oxidative stress in rabbits following acute thermal injury. Burns 24: 225-231.
36. Tung YCL, Rimmington D, O'Rahilly S, Coll AP (2007). Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) modulates the thermogenic and physical activity responses to high fat feeding and markedly influences dietary fat preference. Endocrinol. 148: 5331-5338
37. Torras MAC, Faura CA, Schonlau F, Rohdewald P (2005). Antimicrobial activity of Pycnogenol*. Phytother Res 19:647- 648.
38. Wang M, Li J, Rangarajan M, Shao Y, Voie EJ., Huang T, Ho C (1998). Antioxidative phenolic compounds from sage (Salvia officinalis). J Agric Food Chem. 46: 4869-4873.
39. Wolfe K, Wu X, Liu RH (2003). Antioxidant activity of apple peels. J Agric Food Chem. 51: 609-614.
40. Yu L, Haley S, Perret J, Harris M, Wilson J, Qian M (2002). Free radical scavenging properties of wheat extracts. J Agric Food Chem 50: 1619-1624.
41. Zheng W, Wang SY (2001). Antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds in selected herbs. J Agric Food Chem 49: 5165-5170.