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Screening of some Greek aromatic plants for antioxidant activity
Author(s) -
Couladis Maria,
Tzakou Olga,
Verykokidou Evmorfia,
Harvala Catherine
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1261
Subject(s) - lamiaceae , traditional medicine , salvia , antioxidant , biology , botany , pharmacognosy , medicinal plants , sage , chemistry , in vitro , biochemistry , biological activity , medicine , physics , nuclear physics
The role of antioxidants in preventing oxygen radical and hydrogen peroxide induced cytotoxicity and tissue damage in various human diseases is increasingly recognized. In this study the in vitro antioxidant activity of the ethanol extracts obtained from 21 aromatic plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family was investigated. Of the extracts tested, those of Salvia ringens, Salvia pomifera, Stachys spruneri, Origanum dictamnus, Phlomis lanata, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Ballota acetabulosa, Teucrium polium, Calamintha glandulosa and Micromeria graeca exhibited the same activity as α‐tocopherol. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.