Abstract

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC PLANT EXTRACTS OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS OF LEGUMINOSAE FAMILY

*Hariom Soni, Arun Kakkar, Chinmay Sen and Deepti Gubrele

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Abstract

Pongamiya pinnata (L) and Mucuna pruriens (L) are commonly used in the indian folk medicine. They are potent in treating many diseases. The lack of information about their biological activities led us to investigate the possible biological activities by determination of antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts. Antioxidant capacity was evaluated by radical scavenging method. This study suggests that Pongamiya pinnata (L) and Mucuna pruriens (L) extracts exhibit good potential for antioxidant activity and may be useful for their nutritional and medicinal functions.

Keywords: Pongamiya pinnata (L) and Mucuna pruriens (L).