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Antioxidant, Heavy Metals and Elemental Analysis of Holoptelea integrifolia Planch

Authors

  • A Saraswathy Captain Srinivasa Murti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India
  • S Devi Captain Srinivasa Murti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India
  • D Ramasamy Captain Srinivasa Murti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India

Keywords:

Stem bark, Holoptelea integrifolia, antioxidant activity, α-tocopherol, ethanol extract

Abstract

The ethanol crude extract of stem bark of Holoptelea integrifolia Planch. traditionally used in Indian system of medicine was screened for its antioxidant activity using α-tocopherol as standard antioxidant. The free radical scavenging potential of the extract was evaluated by two different antioxidant methods; ferric thiocyanate and thiobarbituric acid method. The ethanol extract was found to exhibit good antioxidant property. Further physicochemical constants, elemental and heavy metal analysis of stem bark have been described. Keywords: Stem bark, Holoptelea integrifolia, antioxidant activity, α-tocopherol, ethanol extract

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