In vitro antioxidant potentials of some herbal plants from Southern Nigeria

Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-61

  Nwaehujor, Chinaka O ^a   Ode, Julius O ^b   Akande, Motunrayo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; DPPH; FRAP; In vitro; Southern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALSTONIA BOONEI EXTRACT; ANARCADIUM ACCIDENTALE EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BRASSICA JUNCEA EXTRACT; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; CASSIA SIEBERIANA EXTRACT; CASSYTHA FILIPORMIS EXTRACT; CITRUS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CRINUM JAGUS EXTRACT; DURANTA REPENS EXTRACT; GARCINA KOLA EXTRACT; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYMENOCARALLA ACIDA EXTRACT; LAPAECEA EXTRACT; MALLOTUS APPOSITIFOLIUS EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOAGINI EXTRACT; OLAX VARIDIS EXTRACT; OXYTHINA ABYSSINTA EXTRACT; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PICRALIMA NITIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SACROCEPHALUS LATIFOTTUS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVARIA CHAMAE EXTRACT;

ALSTONIA BOONEI; ANARCADIUM ACCIDENTALE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; CASSIA SIEBERIANA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRINUM JAGUS; DURANTA REPENS; GARCINA KOLA; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; HYMENOCARALLA ACIDA; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAECEA; MALLOTUS APPOSITIFOLIUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MURRAYA KOAGINI; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OLAX VARIDIS; OXYTHINA ABYSSINTA; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PICRALIMA NITIDA; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; SACROCEPHALUS LATIFOTTUS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UVARIA CHAMAE;

EID: 84877266121     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2013.56.61     Document Type: Article

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