International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : (85) Last page : (90)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2251
Antioxidant activity of water extracts of some medicinal plants from Herzegovina region
Maja Kazazic1*, Maida Djapo1 and Emina Ademovic2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of education, Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2Department of Biology, Faculty of education, Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Corresponding Author E-mail: maja.kazazic@unmo.ba
Received: 23.03.2016 | Revised: 5.04.2016 | Accepted: 11.04.2016
Abstract
Natural antioxidants are present in plants in various amounts. This study was undertaken to investigate antioxidant activities of some medicinal plants from Herzegovina region that are daily used as dietary supplement and functional food. The dry leaves and flowers from eleven medicinal plants (Lauris nobilis, Cichorium intybus, Chelidonium majus, Plantago major, Papaver rhoeas, Asplenium ceterach, Taraxacum officinale, Silene vulgaris, Cetraria islandica, Leucanthemum vulgare, and Helichrysum italicum) were extracted with water. Aqueous extracts of 11 plants were investigated for their antioxidant properties using DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging capacity assay and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay. Totalphenolic content was also determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Results indicated highest phenolic content in Papaver rhoeas aqueous extracts (7551.98±143.25 mg GA/100 g DW). Also Papaver rhoeas showed highest overall antioxidant activity in all of the methods used. Significant relationship between antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content indicates that the phenolic compounds are the major contributors to the antioxidant properties of these medicinal plants.
Key words: Antioxidant Activities, Medicinal Plants, Total Phenolic Content, Reducing Power
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Cite this article: Kazazic, M., Djapo, M. and Ademovic, E., Antioxidant activity of water extracts of some medicinal plants from Herzegovina region, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(2): 85-90 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2251
