Open AccessAntioxidant Activity and Inhibitory Effect of Some Commonly used Medicinal Plants against Lipid Per-Oxidation in Mice Brain
Author(s) -
Asmatullah Khan,
Halima Nazar,
Syed Mubashar Sabir,
Muhammad Sultan Irshad,
Shahid Iqbal Awan,
Rizwan Abbas,
Muhammad Tahir Akram,
Abdul Khaliq,
João Batista Teixeira da Rocha,
Syed Dilnawaz Ahmad,
Farnaz Malik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0189-6016
pISSN - 2505-0044
DOI - 10.4314/ajtcam.v11i5.14
Subject(s) - terminalia arjuna , terminalia chebula , dpph , chemistry , phyllanthus emblica , traditional medicine , antioxidant , terminalia , tbars , bark (sound) , thiobarbituric acid , phyllanthus , food science , lipid peroxidation , biochemistry , medicine , biology , ecology
The present study compares the protective properties of aqueous extracts of six medicinal plants, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia chebula (black and yellow), Terminalia arjuna, Balsamodendron Mukul and Alium sativum against lipid per-oxidation in mice brain.