Table 1.

Antioxidant activity of first 10 herbs with high ORAC value and together with their classification by flavor, nature and function

Latin Binomial	ORAC (µmol TE/g)†	Flavor‡	Nature§	Function¶
Spatholobus suberectus	1990	bitter, sweet	warm	2
Sanguisorba officinalis	1940	bitter, sour	cold	1
Agrimonia pilosa	1440	bitter, sour	neutral	1
Artemisia anomala¶¶	1400	bitter	warm	2
Salvia miltiorrhiza	1320	bitter	cold	2
Sophora japonica	1300	bitter	cool	1
Nelumbo nucifera	1300	bitter	neutral	1
Crataegus pinnatifida	1240	sour, sweet	warm	2
Lycopus lucidus	1220	bitter, pungent	warm	2
Artemisia argyi	1150	pungent, bitter	warm	1

^†µmol TE/g, micromoles Trolox equivalent per gram dried herb.

^‡,§,¶The flavor, nature and function are according to Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2005).

^¶¶The flavor, nature and function is according to Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Herb (28).