Evaluation of Antioxidant Effectiveness of a Few Herbal Plants
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Free Radical Research
- Vol. 27 (2), 221-228
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10715769709097854
Abstract
We have screened a number of plants from the Indian soil for potential antioxidant properties out of which fifteen extracts were found to be positive. Leaves/bulk from the plants were crushed and extracted with organic solvents by three different ways. The first group of plants were extracted with CHCL3:CH3OH (2:1), evaporated, partitioned between petroleum ether and methanol (9:1), aqueous methanolic part re-partitioned between methanol: H2O (4:1) and dichloromethane. Methanol was evaporated from the aqueous methanolic part and extracted with n-butanol. The second group of plants were extracted with methanol followed by partitioning between petroleum ether and CH3OH. The rest of the extraction procedure was the same as above. A third extraction procedure was used for Ocimum sanctum which after extraction with CHCL3:CH3OH (2:l), partitioned between CCL4 and CH3OH:H2O (9:1). Aqueous methanolic part was repartitioned between CH3OH:H2O (4:1) and CHCI3 and CHCI3 soluble part was used for the study. Free radical scavenging activities of the plant extracts were examined by chemiluminescence method. Peroxyl radical was generated from 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH), superoxide radical (O2--) from xanthine/xanthine oxidase (XO) and hydroxyl radical (OH) from Xanthine/XO/ FeClJ EDTA. In addition, O2-- and OH. scavenging activities were also determined by cytochrome C reduction and deoxyribose oxidation methods, respectively. The results of this study demonstrate that these plant extracts possess potent antioxidant activities.Keywords
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