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Table 5 Antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts of medicinal plants

From: In vitro pro-inflammatory enzyme inhibition and anti-oxidant potential of selected Sri Lankan medicinal plants

Plant Name/Standard

IC 50 (μgmL− 1)/Inhibition (%)*

FRAP values (mg TE/g)

ORAC values (mg TE/g)

DPPH

FIC

Sphaeranthusindicus

109.33 ± 1.19a

19.21 ± 0.56*

326.15 ± 3.53a

1018.71 ± 9.96a

Acronychiapedunculata

743.49 ± 1.94b

974.56 ± 2.31a

741.64 ± 1.75b

322.67 ± 1.94b

Calophyllum nnophyllum

6.99 ± 0.02c

19.50 ± 0.71*

2613.00 ± 7.23c

2111.0 ± 6.35c

Symplocos cochinchinesis

9.85 ± 0.28c

1093.53 ± 4.04b

2181.61 ± 2.16d

2910.7 ± 12.9d

Tinospora cordifolia

389.20 ± 0.75d

NI

586.66 ± 3.29e

121.29 ± 2.12e

Flacourtia indica

26.37 ± 0.49e

8.29 ± 0.26*

375.20 ± 2.79f

1480.20 ± 11.5 f

Leucus zeylanica

352.65 ± 2.12f

33.46 ± 0.66*

157.69 ± 1.85g

63.69 ± 1.16g

Barathranthus nodiflorus

282.22 ± 1.78g

33.37 ± 0.40 *

427.29 ± 2.07h

18.07 ± 0.42h

Diospyros ebenum

177.32 ± 1.03h

NI

369.18 ± 0.61f

95.24 ± 0.00e,g

Argyreia populifolia

288.81 ± 1.45g

NI

268.01 ± 1.53i

479.55 ± 1.80 i

Trolox

5.29 ± 0.09c

NA

NA

NA

EDTA-Na2

NA

13.07 ± 0.64 c

NA

NA

GreenTea

NA

NA

NA

1662.82 ± 0.22j

  1. Data represented as mean ± SE (N = 3). Mean within each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05. *Inhibition (%) at the assay concentration of 1000 μg/mL, NA Not applicable