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Antioxidant Activity of Some Selected Medicinal Plants in Southern Region of India.

V Rathabai, and C Baskaran

The present study was undertaken to find the antioxidant value of certain medicinal plants in Tamilnadu region. Antioxidants have been reported to prevent oxidative damage caused by free radical and can be usedin cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, diabetes and cancer diseases. The amount of total phenols, flavonoids and radical scavenging activity has been studied. Major amount of phenols were determined in Corchorusaestuans followed byroot of Coleus Forskohlii. Moreover, maximum flavonoid content was found to be present in the Corchorusaestuans followed by Coleus Forskohlii. However, high radical scavenging activity was observed in Corchorusaestuans followed by leaf of Carica papaya and Coleus Forskohlii.