EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA AND TINOSPORA SINENSIS
AbstractA study was undertaken to evaluate the antioxidant potential of two species of Tinospora viz Tinospora cordifolia and Tinospora sinensis on a comparative basis. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of both the species were subjected to in vitro antioxidant activity screening models such as DPPH, ABTS, nitric oxide and superoxide radical scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, reduction of ferric ions and total antioxidant capacity. Ascorbic acid was used as the standard. In all the models studied, both the plants showed nearly equal activities thereby justifying the claims of Tinospora sinensis which has not been studied extensively, and augmenting it into the present day system of medicine.
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122-128
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English
IJPSR
Sanjay Jain, Bhumika Sherlekar and Rakesh Barik*
Department of Pharmacognosy, Smriti College of Pharmaceutical Education, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
25 June, 2010
23 September, 2010
02 October, 2010
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.1(11).122-28
01 November, 2010
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