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. 2013 Jul 19;17(4):145–156. doi: 10.1179/1351000212Y.0000000017

Table 2.

DPPH and NO scavenging property of selected medicinal plants

  IC50 (μg/ml) DPPH IC50 (μg/ml) NO
A. aspera    
 Hexane 953.16 ± 72.58 ND
 Ethyl acetate 613.10 ± 46.69 892.69 ± 67.97
 Methanol 753.13 ± 57.35 ND
A. marmelos    
 Hexane 124.02 ± 9.44 213.64 ± 16.27
 Ethyl acetate 64.01 ± 4.87 111.22 ± 8.47
 Methanol 83.01 ± 6.32 123.45 ± 9.40
A. tristis    
 Hexane 142.02 ± 10.81 284.17 ± 21.64
 Ethyl acetate 93.02 ± 7.08 128.32 ± 9.77
 Methanol 532.09 ± 40.52 736.10 ± 56.05
A. curassavica    
 Hexane 1003.14 ± 76.39 ND
 Ethyl acetate 35.57 ± 2.71 62.87 ± 4.79
 Methanol 625.22 ± 47.61 ND
B. maderaspatensis    
 Hexane 987.16 ± 75.17 ND
 Ethyl acetate 372.06 ± 28.33 428.27 ± 32.61
 Methanol 127.02 ± 9.67 175.06 ± 13.37
C. speciosus leaves    
 Hexane 745.48 ± 56.77 983.86 ± 74.92
 Ethyl acetate 625.22 ± 47.61 843.64 ± 64.24
 Methanol 897.73 ± 68.36 ND
C. speciosus roots    
 Hexane 845.28 ± 64.55 ND
 Ethyl acetate 320.05 ± 24.37 550.28 ± 42.12
 Methanol 234.04 ± 17.82 387.06 ± 29.47
C. dactylon    
 Hexane 874.15 ± 66.56 ND
 Ethyl acetate 311.05 ± 23.69 450.08 ± 34.27
 Methanol 63.03 ± 4.82 98.89 ± 7.53
M. emerginata    
 Hexane 150.39 ± 11.45 206.13 ± 15.70
 Ethyl acetate 357.06 ± 27.19 512.77 ± 39.05
 Methanol 514.09 ± 39.15 756.13 ± 57.58
O. mungos    
 Hexane 325.05 ± 24.75 563.09 ± 42.88
 Ethyl acetate 96.02 ± 7.31 155.43 ± 11.84
 Methanol 64.01 ± 4.87 115.69 ± 8.81
T. heyneana    
 Hexane 254.04 ± 19.34 400.07 ± 30.46
 Ethyl acetate 340.17 ± 26.04 612.20 ± 46.62
 Methanol 220.07 ± 16.75 361.06 ± 27.49
Vitamin C 5 ± 0.38 25.00 ± 1.90

ND, not detectable.

Each value represents the mean ± SD for six replications in each group.