DPPH FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

Autor:	Taiye R. Fasola, Pass C. Iyamah, MacDonald Idu
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Free Radical Scavenging Activity Stem bark Antioxidant Traditional medicine DPPH medicine.medical_treatment fungi food and beverages Biology medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry medicine Medicinal plants Scavenging Malaria Uv spectrophotometry
Zdroj:	Spatula DD - Peer Reviewed Journal on Complementary Medicine and Drug Discovery. 4:213
ISSN:	1309-9914
DOI:	10.5455/spatula.20141124021755
Popis:	Aim: The Antioxidant activities of the leaf, root and stem bark of 16 selected Nigerian medicinal plants frequently used in the treatment of malaria in South-Western Nigeria were investigated. Method: The radical scavenging activities of the plant extracts against 2,2 Diphenyl -1-picryl hydrazyl, were determined by UV spectrophotometry at 570nm. Results: Quantitative analysis showed that the different plant parts demonstrated antioxidant activity in various degrees. However, DPPH radical scavenging activity was significantly highest (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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