The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2018;7(2):127-133 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2018.7205
Evaluation of antioxidant activity of some wild edible fruits collected from Boda and Kolli hills
SP Anand1 , S Deborah2 , G Velmurugan3
1. Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Botany, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
2. PG and Research Department of Biotechnology, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
3. PG and Research Department of Botany, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12th November, 2017 / Accepted: 25th February, 2018
Free radicals or highly reactive oxygen species are capable of inducing oxidative damage to human body. Antioxidants are the compounds which terminate the attack of reactive species and reduce the risk of diseases; hence natural antioxidants have significant importance in human health. The present study is to evaluate the invitro antioxidant activities of Catunaregam spinosa, Diospyros ferrea, Murraya koenigii, Tarenna asiatica and Zizyphus oenoplia fruit extracts from different solvents such as aqueous, chloroform and ethanol. The wild edible fruits collected from Boda and Kolli hills, eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. The antioxidant activity of these five edible fruits was evaluated by measuring DPPH, RPA, SO, NO, HO, H2O2, FRAP assay. The antioxidant compounds like ascorbic acid were also evaluated. Catunaregam spinosa, Diospyros ferrea, Murraya koenigii, Tarenna asiatica and Zizyphus oenoplia fruits extract exhibited significant differences in their antioxidant values. The ethanolic extract of Tarenna asiatica and Diospyros ferrea exhibited significantly higher antioxidant activity than the other extract of Catunaregam spinosa, Murraya koenigii and Zizyphus oenoplia. It can be concluded that regular use of these edible fruits, help in treating many diseases caused by free radical damage.
Kolli and Boda hills, Fruit Extracts, Antioxidant activity and DPPH.
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Anand SP, Deborah S, Velmurugan G. Evaluation of antioxidant activity of some wild edible fruits collected from Boda and Kolli hills . J Phytopharmacol 201 8 ; 7 ( 2):127 -133 .
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