Free radical scavenging potential of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume seeds

Abstract

The free radical scavenging activity of the seeds of C. halicacabum was studied by using different antioxidant models. All the extracts showed good dose-dependent free radical scavenging property in all the models at tested doses (25-1000 g/1ml). Thus augmenting the wide use of plant in the indigenous system of medicine, which may partly be due to antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of the extracts.