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. 2022 Feb 4;2022:6025900. doi: 10.1155/2022/6025900

Table 2.

Summary of several in vitro studies about the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of genus Senna.

Senna genus Part of plant—solvent—procedure (if any) Method Result References
Senna gardneri (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna macranthera (Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna splendida (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna trachypus (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Root, leaves—ethanol DPPH, ABTS—Folin-Ciocalteu DPPH (IC50 mg/mL) ABTS (TEAC) TPC (mg GAE/100 g) [188]
Root = Sg 0,396 57,13 214,25
Sm 0,534 53,72 122,09
Ss 0,502 36,02 146,60
St 0,253 64,47 1277,34
Leaves = Sg 0,089 47,91 338,76
Sm 0,424 26,72 207,71
Ss 0,286 29,63 148,24
St 0,401 30,71 322,09
Senna velutina (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Leaves—ethanol DPPH [185]
Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Aerial parts—Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)/methanol (90 : 10) DPPH, ORAC-Folin-Ciocalteu DPPH (𝜇g/mL) ORAC (mmol TE/mg extract) TPC (mg GAE/g) [193]
72.90 2.68 79.3
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Roots—acetone, ethanol, water DPPH, ABTS (IC50) DPPH (𝜇g/mL) ABTS (mmol TE/mg extract) TPC (mg GAE/g) [189]
Acetone 82.42 64,93 21,42
Ethanol 45,18 39,14 78,21
Water 61,15 48,3 46,3
Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb. Flowers—ethanol, water DPPH, FRAP—Folin-Ciocalteu % DPPH inhibition FRAP (𝜇moles Fe(II)/100 g). TPC (mg GAE/100 g) [194]
Ethanol 99,51 2403.15 26223.78
Water 96,51 1966.30 9468.18
Senna italica mill. Aerial parts—ethyl acetate, n-butanol ABTS % Inhibition [88]
Ethyl acetate 82,9
n-Butanol 85,7
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Leaves—ethanol (49%)—ultrasound-assisted (UA) DPPH, FRAP—Folin-Ciocalteu %DPPH inhibition. FRAP (mM FeSO4/g) TPC (mg GAE/g) [190]
Ethanol 80,49 8,08 455,42
UA 91,83 11,41 575,23
Senna alexandrina Mill. Flowers, leaves—ethanol (70%)—microwave, Soxhlet, marination, reflux and sonication DPPH—HPLC-ESI-MS/MS %Inhibition (IC50) = microwave Soxhlet Marination Reflux Sonication [191]
Flowers 3,1 3,4 3,5 6,5 5,9
Leaves 3,6 4,2 5,6 6,2 7,4
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Leaves—ethanol Chemiluminescence measurement [192]
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. Root, stem, seed, leaves and flower—methanol/water (80%) FRAP-Folin-Ciocalteu FRAP (g/100 g) TPC (g/100 g) [195]
Root 0,255 1,69
Stem 0,457 2,27
Seed 0,345 2,59
Leave 0,560 2,33
Flower 0,565 1,36