Hedychium coronarium J Koeing belonging to family zingiberaceae is a widely used medicinal plant for treatment of various life style related disorders. The rhizomes of this plant have been widely used in the treatment as well as management of various disorders. In the present study, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the rhizomes were subjected to in-vitro antioxidant activity screening models such as DPPH, ABTS, nitric oxide and superoxide radical scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, reduction of ferric ions and total antioxidant capacity. Ascorbic acid was used as the standard. In all the models studied, both the extracts showed nearly equal activities thereby augmenting the plant into the present day systems of medicine.
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