Screening of In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Methanolic extract of Maruthampattai kudineer -A Siddha Polyherbal Preparation

Siddha medical system is one of the renowned traditional system of India which is gaining popularity in recent days. [...]scientific documentation of the siddha formulations has become the need of the hour. [...]the anti-oxidant properties of this formula were studied by using 2, 2- diphenyl-l-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assay, reducing power activity and [2, 2'-azino-bis (3- ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)] ABTS assay. The reduction of the Fe3+/ferricyanide complex to the ferrous form is due to the presence of reducers (i.e. antioxidants). [...]measuring the formation of Perl's Prussian blue at 700 nm can monitor the Fe2+concentration13 The reducing properties are generally associated with the presence of reductones (Duh et al., 1999), which have been shown to exert antioxidant action by breaking the free radical chain by donating a hydrogen atom (Gordon, 1990). [...]the components responsible for the antioxidant activity are currently unclear. [...]investigation is needed to isolate and identify the antioxidant compounds present in the extract of Maruthampattai kudineer.