Evaluation of antioxidant activity of two important memory enhancing medicinal plants Baccopa monnieri and Centella asiatica

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-117

  Meena, Harsahay ^a   Pandey, Hemant Kumar ^a   Pandey, Pankaj ^a   Arya, Mahesh Chand ^a   Ahmed, Zakwan ^a  

^a Defence Institute of Bio Energy Research   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Baccopa monnieri; centella asiatica; DPPH; free radical scavenging activity; hydrogen peroxide; reducing ability

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BACCOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACCOPA MONNIERI; CENTELLA ASIATICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84856365552     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.91880     Document Type: Article

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