1. Antioxidant studies of one Ayurvedic medicine, Drakshadi Kashayam.
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Prabhu, K., Krishna Rao, Mudiganti Ram, Bhupesh, G., Vasanth, S., Dinakar, Shruthi, Sundaram, R. Lakshmi, and Vijayalakshmi, N.
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AYURVEDIC medicine , *ANTIOXIDANTS , *FREE radical scavengers , *CONTENT analysis - Abstract
Objective: The present study deals with the three antioxidant assays, namely, 2, 2’-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) by standard protocols for one Ayurvedic medicine, Drakshadi Kashayam which is used to cure a number of ailments. Materials and Methods: Drakshadi Kashayam was procured from standard Ayurvedic vendor at Chennai, India, and was subjected to GC-MS analysis following standard protocol. Results: It was observed that among the three assays, Drakshadi Kashayam indicated excellent results at very low concentrations in FRAP assay as compared to ABTS and DPPH assays which indicated moderate antioxidant activities of the medicine. Conclusion: These results clearly indicate the antioxidant potentials of Drakshadi Kashayam proving its medicinal efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020