Table 7. Nitric oxide scavenging activity of plant extracts.
Plant extract | % Nitric oxide scavenging activity | |||
AA = 23.21±1.54 | Petroleum ether | Ethyl acetate | Methanol | Ethanol (70% v/v) |
G.glauca | ||||
Flower | 22.86±0.47 | 62.71±0.62 | 68.10±0.42* | 60.87±0.09 |
Leaf | 26.51±0.36 | 65.85±0.45 | 68.85±0.24* | 61.58±0.61 |
Stem | 23.17±0.48 | 50.80±0.18 | 63.66±0.74* | 57.59±0.84 |
D.bulbifera | ||||
Bulb | 20.57±0.57 | 54.55±0.21 | 57.59±0.64* | 49.85±0.16 |
AA = Ascorbic acid; the data is indicated as the mean ± SEM; [n = 3]. Data with asterisk (*) shows significant difference (P<0.05), two-tailed student t-test.