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Azdirachta indica, Tinospora cordifolia, Ocimum sactum, Triticum aestivum, Aloe barbandesis are Indian medicinal plants and has several medicinal properties. Antioxidants are essential substances which possess the ability to protect the body from damaged caused by free radical induced oxidative stress. A variety of free radical scavenging antioxidants exist with in the body which many of them derived from nutritional sources like food, vegetables. In this study the antioxidant activity of acetone and methanol (30:70) combine extract of selected plant materials, traditionally used by Indian population was evaluated against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical. This study suggests the possible mechanism of antioxidant activity due to the presence of flavonoids in each plant extract.
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Ali, H., Dixit, S. (2012). Antioxidant Activity of Combined Extract of Some Medicinal Plants of Indian Origin. In: Khemani, L., Srivastava, M., Srivastava, S. (eds) Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_9
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