IMPORTANT FINDINGS ON PLANTS HAVING ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTY: A REVIEW

Abstract

Plants have certain biologically active molecules and many of the present drug discoveries are based on these molecules found in the plants used in traditional system of medicine. In this review paper 20 plants (Emblica officinalis Linn., Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.)Nees, Curcuma domestica Valet, Trigonella foenumgraecum Linn., Camellia sinensis assamica (Masters) Kitomura, Centella asiatica (L.)Urban, Mangifera indica Linn., Hypericum perforatum L., Cymbopogon citratus(DC)Staf, Vitex negundo Linn., Hemidesmus indicus R.Br., Catharanthus roseus(Linn.)G.Don, Euphorbia hirta Linn., Prunus persica (Linn.)Stokes, Oxalis corniculata Linn., Withania somnifera, Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms, Amaranthus spinosus L.,Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex. DC., Garcinia cowa Roxb.) are viewed which have antioxidant property. Studies on these plants may throw light on various therapeutic potential and uses of these herbs and plants.