Table 3.
Antioxidant properties of Polyherbal Ayurvedic Formulation (PHAF).
| Samples | Antioxidant properties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPC | TFC | ORAC | DPPH | ABTS | |
| (mg gallic acid equivalents/g of extract) | (mg quercetin equivalents/g of extract) | (mg trolox equivalents/g of extract) | (mg trolox equivalents/g of extract) | (mg trolox equivalents/g of extract) | |
| Ethanol extract | 327.07 ± 9.65∗ | 224.6 ± 8.42∗ | 1481.44 ± 30.20∗ | 227.17 ± 6.16∗ | 577.08 ± 5.48∗ |
| Aqueous extract | 103.65 ± 4.94 | 76.6 ± 5.83 | 481.11 ± 17.30 | 79.50 ± 4.42 | 198.20 ± 4.55 |
Data represented as mean ± SEM (standard error mean). ∗ Significant when compared to the respective values of TPC, TFC, ORAC, DPPH, and ABTS of aqueous extract; P < 0.05. TPC: total polyphenol content (n = 6); TFC: total flavonoid content (n = 6); ORAC: oxygen radical absorbance capacity (n = 5); DPPH: 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl; ABTS: 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbonzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (n = 4 each).