Table 6.
Summarization of the antioxidant studies of different Terminalia species.
| Terminalia sp. | Mechanism/Mode of action | Phytochemicals (compound no.) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. sericea Burch. ex DC. | Inhibition of the DPPH radical | (3) gallic acid and (113) resveratrol | (Anokwuru et al., 2018) |
| T. chebula Retz. | Scavenging activity towards the DPPH radical, nitric oxide and H2O2 | Not identified | (Saha and Verma, 2016) |
| T. chebula Retz. | Scavenging activity against the DPPH radical | Not identified | (Bag et al., 2013) |
| T. bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb. | Scavenging activity against the ABTS and DPPH radicals | (114) purpurin, (87) catechin, (89) tannic acid, (88) reserpine, (4) ellagic acid, (70) methyl gallate, and (118) rutin | (Basu et al., 2017) |
| T. chebula Retz. | Normalized levels of lipid peroxidation, nitric oxide, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase in rats with acetic acid-induced colitis | Tannins, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds | (Gautam et al., 2013) |
| T. chebula Retz. | Optimized ultrasound-assisted extraction of ethanol extracts yields compounds with DPPH and ABTS scavenging activity | (114) shikimic acid; (3) gallic acid; (115) 5-O-galloylshikimic acid; (5) corilagin; (116) 3,4,8,9,10-pentahydroxydibenzo (b,d) pyran-6-one; and (4) ellagic acid | (Sheng et al., 2018) |