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Screening of various botanical extracts for antioxidant activity using DPPH free radical method

2013; African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative (ATHMSI); Volume: 10; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4314/ajtcam.v10i6.9

2505-0044

MK Waqas, N Us-Saqib, S Ur-Rashid, Abdul Haseeb Shah, Naeem Akhtar, Ghulam Murtaza,

Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Aiming at the exploration of herbal use by society, crude extracts of the seeds of some commonly used medicinal plants (Vitis vinifera, Tamarindus indica and Glycin max) were screened for their free radical scavenging properties using ascorbic acid as standard antioxidant. Free radical scavenging activity was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical. The overall antioxidant activity of grape seeds (Vitis vinifera) was the strongest, followed in descending order by soybean (Glycin max) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica). The seeds extract of Vitis vinifera, Glycin max and Tamarindus indica showed 85.61%, 83.45% and 79.26%, DPPH scavenging activity respectively.Key words: Antioxidant activity, DPPH, free-radical, Vitis vinifera, Glycin max, Tamarindus indica.