Table 1.
Information of plants used: antioxidant and antiradical properties.
| Plant species/family/ (voucher specimen)a |
Vernacular names/area in Cameroon/place of collection and date | Part of plant used (extraction yield in %)b |
In vitro antiradical and antioxidant activities of the extract | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC50 (μg/mL) | Antioxidant (at 50 μg/mL of extract) | |||||
| DPPH | OH | Reducing power (700 nm) |
Antioxidant potential (mgEq/BHTg of extract) |
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|
S. africana DC (Asteraceae) 33075/HNC |
“Mba kouom” (Bamoun), Foumban; November 2010 |
Leaves 20.68 |
2.93 | 3.47 | 0.15 | 125 |
|
P.oleracea Linn. (Portulacaceae) 17542/SRFcam |
“Kepingoup, Koupugoup” (Bamoun), Foumban; November 2010 |
Leaves 13.29 |
3.07 | 3.24 | 0.14 | 127.5 |
|
S. rhombifolia Linn. Malvaceae 25373/SRFcam |
“Sesam, Cisen” (Bamoun), Foumban; November 2010 |
Leaves 13.36 |
2.79 | 3.21 | 0.17 | 132 |
| Mixture (1 : 1 : 1) | 2.97 | 5.62 | 0.12 | 135 | ||
| Vitamin C | 1.65 | 2.9 | 0.24 | 220 | ||
aPlants were identified at the Cameroon National Herbarium (HNC).
bThe percentage of the aqueous extract.