Table 6 Antioxidant activity shown by different extracts of Costus speciosus
Plant extract | Maximum antioxidant activity | References |
|---|---|---|
Chloroform extract | Free radical scavenging activity | Chakraborty (2009) |
Methanolic extract | Hydroxyl radical scavenging, Nitric oxide scavenging activity | Jha et al. (2010) |
Acetone–water–acetic acid extract high oxygen radical capacity | High oxygen radical absorbance capacity and free radical scavenging activity | Lee et al. (2015) |
Benzene extract | High total phenolic content and antioxidant activity | Nehete et al. (2010) |