Revista Europea de Biología Experimental Acceso abierto

Abstracto

In vitro antioxidant studies and phytochemical screening on the seeds of Caesalpinia bonduc

Jayakrishnan B. M., Nagaraja Perumal and Hashim K. M.

The current scientific investigation deals with the detection of class of compounds present in the seeds of Caesalpinia bonduc. The free radical scavenging activity was also determined using the DPPH assay method and the EC50 value were calculated and found to be 7.5 mg .The seed of the plant is being used by the traditional practitioners and the present work reveals the scientific validation of the usage of the seeds.