Table 3 Free Radical Scavenging activity by DPPH assay
Extract | Percent Scavenging Activity (%) | mg VCEAC/g dry weight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petroleum ether | Dichloromethane | Ethanol | Petroleum ether | Dichloromethane | Ethanol | |
Annona squamosa L. | NA | 17.91 ± 0.88 | 94.01 ± 0.40 | NA | 3.08 ± 0.29 | 23.60 ± 0.62 |
Ardisia elliptica Thunb. | 49.29 ± 1.29 | 71.35 ± 6.11 | 96.17 ± 0.05 | 12.09 ± 0.94 | 20.23 ± 0.99 | 24.93 ± 0.19 |
Croton roxburghii N.P.Balakr | 8.34 ± 0.57 | 15.79 ± 1.21 | 36.89 ± 1.37 | 1.03 ± 0.09 | 2.38 ± 0.13 | 8.45 ± 0.84 |
Croton sublyratus Kurz | 7.11 ± 0.59 | 14.34 ± 0.65 | 27.64 ± 0.91 | 0.67 ± 0.07 | 1.85 ± 0.06 | 5.29 ± 0.30 |
Datura metel L. | 14.67 ± 1.10 | 14.85 ± 0.64 | 28.72 ± 0.67 | 2.00 ± 0.12 | 2.30 ± 0.06 | 5.83 ± 0.26 |
Garcinia mangostana Linn. | 28.90 ± 0.99 | 80.87 ± 0.47 | 94.54 ± 0.15 | 6.18 ± 0.33 | 20.42 ± 0.20 | 24.28 ± 0.20 |
Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. | NA | 11.90 ± 0.71 | 13.54 ± 0.67 | NA | 1.49 ± 0.03 | 1.82 ± 0.13 |
Hibiscus mutabilis L. | NA | NA | 26.28 ± 0.93 | NA | NA | 4.29 ± 0.21 |
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.br. | NA | 16.27 ± 0.14 | 64.06 ± 1.23 | NA | 2.49 ± 0.19 | 16.79 ± 0.41 |
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels | NA | 17.64 ± 1.05 | 94.17 ± 0.61 | NA | 3.06 ± 0.28 | 23.84 ± 0.73 |
Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz | 7.38 ± 0.46 | 15.35 ± 1.27 | 29.63 ± 1.41 | 1.01 ± 0.08 | 2.32 ± 0.21 | 6.50 ± 0.16 |
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. | 11.18 ± 0.99 | 17.99 ± 0.61 | 63.74 ± 0.54 | 1.48 ± 0.14 | 3.13 ± 0.31 | 15.35 ± 0.13 |
Stemona curtisii Hook.f. | NA | NA | 93.63 ± 0.22 | NA | NA | 23.55 ± 0.55 |
Streblus asper Lour. | NA | 14.65 ± 0.92 | 45.14 ± 0.67 | NA | 1.94 ± 0.13 | 10.45 ± 0.30 |