- W. somnifera, DPPH• , ABTS• , FRAP
Abstract
Due to an increase in modernization, people suffer from various stresses related and sexual problems. In India, with various herbal reservoirs, Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) plays an important role in treating the vital and vigour problem as well as in treating sexual problems. We made an attempt to
elevate the importance of this herbal source by understanding its antioxidant scavenging activity. We have utilized the powder of this plant fruit and processed using different solvents in 1:10 dilution by dissolving with 3g of powder with 30ml of each solvent such as petroleum ether, chloroform ethanol, hexane, methanol and distilled water. It was found that methanol and chloroform extracts of W. somnifera, has higher antioxidant activity when compared with the standard Vitamin C was observed using the graph plotted as the percentage of inhibition of scavenging activity vs concentration and IC50 value was observed to be nearly 50 μg/mL for all the tests.