title: In-vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Content of Costus speciosus (Koen) J.E. Sm.
abstract: Costus speciosus (Koen) J.E. Sm. plant and its extracts are used for treatment of fever, snake bites, jaundice, and as a purgative, astringent and antibacterial agent. In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate in vitro antioxidant activity of different extracts of this plant by DPPH radical scavenging activity, total antioxidant capacity, nitric oxide scavenging activity, ion chelating activity, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and its correlation with total phenolic content.
authors.affiliation: Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Morewadi, Behind Chitranagari, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jeetendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nehete
authors.affiliation: Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Pharmacy, Morewadi, Behind Chitranagari, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.affiliation: Govt. College of Pharmacy, Karad, Dist-Satara, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Minal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narkhede
keywords: Antioxidant activity; Costus speciosus; Phenolic content