Table 10.1 List of plants with DPPH radical scavenging activity
Name of
plantExtract Results ReferencesAlnus
incanaCatkins methanolic
extractShowed IC 50 value
18.9μg/mlStevie et al. ( 2010 )Tansy
vulgareArial part
methanolic extractShowed EC 50 value
37 μg/mlJuan-Badaturuge
et al. ( 2009 )
Tussilago
farfaraFlower bud ethanolic
extractDose dependent increase in
scavenging activityLi et al. ( 2012 )Gemmae
betulaeBud ethanolic
extractNormalized phospholipid
levelMashentseva et al.
( 2011 )
Sorbus
aucupariaFruit aqueous extract Dose dependent increase in
radical scavenging activityZlobin et al. ( 2012 )Carica
papayaSeed ethyl acetate
fractionIncrease in radical
scavenging activityZhou et al. ( 2011 )Manihor
esculentaLeaves aqueous
extractIncrease in radical
scavenging activityTsumbu et al. ( 2011 )Arnebia
benthamiiPlant ethyl acetate
extract700 μg/ml extract showed
87.99% inhibitionGanie et al. ( 2014 )Bauhinia
vahliiPlant methanolic and
aqueous extractMethanolic extract showed
strong antioxidant potentialSowndhararajan and
Kang ( 2013 )
Hygrophila
auriculataRoot extract Showed significant
antioxidant activityShanmugasundaram
and Venkataraman
( 2006 )
Phyllanthus
niruriMethanolic and
aqueous extract of
leaves and fruitsInhibited reactive oxygen
speciesChatterjee et al.
( 2006 )Pistacia
lentiscusEthanolic extraction
from ethyl acetate
fractionShowed radical scavenging
activity (90%) equivalent to
standard BHA (89%)Atmani et al. ( 2009 )Polyalhia
cerasoidesPlant ethanolic
extractDose dependent inhibition
of DPPH scavenging
activity with IC 5025 μg/mlRamkumar et al.
( 2009 )Teucrium
poliumPlant aerial part
petroleum ether,
chloroform,
methanol and water
extractHighest antioxidant activity
was observed in methanolic
extract showed IC 50 value
20.1μg/ml nearly similar
to standard (18.3μg/ml)
BHTSharififar et al.
( 2009 )Bidens
pilosaLeaves andflower
essential oilRadical scavenging activity
with IC 50 value 21 and
36 μg/ml for leaves and
flower essential oil
respectivelyDeba et al. ( 2008 )Rheum ribes Stem and root
methanolic extract87.07 and 60.60%
inhibition with 100μg/ml
for stem and root extract
respectivelyOzturk et al. ( 2007 )216 S.I. Mohammed et al.