Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 4

In-Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq) Cogn

  • Author:
  • G. Gopi1, A. Elumalai2, P. Jayasri3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 209 to 211

1Department of Pharmaceutics, Mahathi College of Pharmacy, CTM X Road, Chittoor (Dt), Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, 517 319.

2Department of Pharmacognosy, Anurag Pharmacy College, Ananthagiri (V), Kodad (M), Nalgonda (Dt), Andhra Pradesh, 508 206.

3Department of Pharmacognosy, Santhiram College of Pharmacy, Srinivas Nagar, Kurnool (Dt), Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, 518 501.

Abstract

The present study is to evaluate a systemic record of the relative antioxidant activity of Kedrostis foetidissima. The ethanolic extract of Kedrostis foetidissima was screened for their free radical, hydroxyl radical, superoxide and nitric oxide scavenging activity. Total antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract were compared with standard antioxidants ascorbic acid, copper sulphate 2, 6-di-ter-butyl-p-hydroxytoluene (BHT). Results indicate the ethanolic extract exhibited antioxidant potential of in-vitro screening methods. The results indicate that ethanolic extract showed moderate activity against standard drugs

Keywords

Kedrostis foetidissima, in-vitro antioxidant activity, DPHH, free radical scavenging activity