For thousands of years plants have been important source of medicine. Many plants and their products exhibit marked antioxidant activities. Mangifera indica (mango) is one of the common plant belonging to Anacardiaceae family. The plant contains alkaloid, saponin, anthraquinone, steroids, tannin, flavonoid (Mangiferin), reducing sugars and cardiac glycosides and have been used in traditional system of medicine. It has been used for fever, chest pains, diarrhea, diabetes and hypertension. The objective of this study is to explore Mangifera indica leaves as natural antioxidants. The preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids and phenols. The antioxidant activities were evaluated by the Hydrogen peroxide free radical scavenging method and FRAP method. The extract will be further evaluated for other activities. The results suggested that aqueous leaf extract of Mangifera indica possessed significant antioxidant activity and the leaves can be used as excellent natural antioxidant.
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