ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF CHIRAITA (SWERTIA CHIRAYITA) AND ANAR (PUNICA GRANATUM)
Manoj Kumar*, Sukumar Dandapat, Manoranjan Prasad Sinha
ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to assess the antioxidant properties of aqueous leaf extracts of Swertia chirayita and Punica granatum. The antioxidant activity of the aqueous leaf extracts were compared to BHA (Butylated hydroxyl anisole). The results revealed that the aqueous leaf extracts of Swertia chirayita and Punica granatum possesses strong antioxidant property. Thus the aqueous leaf extracts of Swertia chirayita and Punica granatum can be used as a source of antioxidants in diseases caused due failure of innate antioxidant system of the body.
Keywords: Swertia chirayita, Punica granatum, antioxidants, BHA.
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