Antioxidant Activities of the Extracts of the Aerial Roots of Pothos Aiirea (Linden ex Andre)
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2010
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The petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts o f the aerial roots o f Pothos aurea
intertwined over on Lawsonia inermis (MM) and Areca catechu (MP) were examined fo r their
phytochemical constituents and for their in vitro activities using I, l-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl
(DPPH) radical scavenging assay and reducing power assay. Higher antioxidant potential o f the
extracts was observed in both DPPH scavenging assay and reducing capacity assay.