Antioxidants are substances that may protect cell from the damage caused by unstable moleculesknown as free radicals. Antioxidants have the ability to protect organisms from damage caused by free radical-induced oxidative stress. A lot of research is being carried out worldwide directed toward finding natural antioxidants of plant origin. Methanolic extracts of the plantFagonia indica Burm were investigated for its free radical scavenging property by different in-vitro models i.e. 1,1-diphenyl-2 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and reducing power.Methanolic extracts of the plant Fagonia indica Burm shows free radical scavenging propertyless than Ascorbic acid and that used as standard antioxidant. It is evident from our study that the methanolic fractions have shown dose dependent increase in free radical scavenging activity.
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