Open AccessIn vitro and In vivo Antioxidant evaluation and estimation of total phenolic, flavonoidal content of Mimosa pudica L
Author(s) -
Ganesh Patro,
Subrat Kumar Bhattamisra,
Bijay Kumar Mohanty,
Himanshu Bhusan Sahoo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.171099
Subject(s) - mimosa pudica , dpph , traditional medicine , antioxidant , ethyl acetate , achyranthes aspera , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Mimosa pudica Linn. (Mimosaceae) is traditionally used as a folk medicine to treat various ailments including convulsions, alopecia, diarrhea, dysentery, insomnia, tumor, wound healing, snake bite, etc., Here, the study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant potential of M. pudica leaves extract against 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (in vitro) and its modulatory effect on rat brain enzymes.