Antioxidant activity of chloroform extract of Inula Racemosa from Kashmir Himalayas

Abstract

Antioxidant activity of chloroform extract of root parts of Inula racemosa was evaluated by measuring the scavenging activity of the extract on stable 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH) exhibiting an interesting antioxidant profile. The reducing power was determined using a modification of Zou method. Metal chelating activity of the extract was determined at concentrations of 20, 30, 50 and 100 µg/mL, taking citric acid as standard. The extract displayed significant activity.

Keywords

• Inula racemosa
• Chloroform extract
• Antioxidant activity
• Reducing power
• Metal chelating activity