A new test method for measuring the antioxidant power of herbal products, based on solid-phase spectrophotometry using tetrabenzo-[b,f,j,n][1,5,9,13]-tetraazacyclohexadecine-Cu(II) complex immobilized on silica gel, is proposed. The absorbance of the modified sorbent (lambda(max) = 712 nm) increases proportionally to the total antioxidant activity of the sample solution. The method represents a...

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) are popular tisanes in their native South Africa and have a growing worldwide market. Both herbal teas are used traditionally for medicinal purposes and are rich in polyphenols with rooibos a rare source of the dietary dihydrochalcones, aspalathin and nothofagin. The principal polyphenols in honeybush include the xanthone mangife...

In the last decade, determination of antioxidant activity and the total content of antioxidants in foods, beverages, herbal extracts and dietary supplements has been in wide demand [1,2]. This activity is related with compounds capable of protecting a biological system against the potentially harmful effect of processes or reactions than cause excessive oxidation, involving reactive oxygen spec...

The study was designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of a poly herbal formulation-Chyavana drink. The inflammation was induced in albino rats by carrageenan. The formulation was effective when compared with a known anti-inflammatory drug. The antioxidant activity was studied by invitro methods. The DPPH radical scavenging activity was found to be showing higher perc...

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BACKGROUND Age is the leading risk factor for acute and chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the oldest known compendium of Chinese materia media, lists herbal medicines that were believed to exert neither fast acting pharmacological effects nor discernible toxicity, but to promote general health and longevity. In modern terms, these herbal medicines could be consider...

HOW TO CITE: Ngcobo M, Gqaleni N, Ndlovu V. Antimutagenic and antioxidant effects of a South African traditional formulation used as an immune booster. S Afr J Sci. 2016;112(3/4), Art. #2015-0152, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/ sajs.2016/20150152 The traditional medicines sector in South Africa is still largely unregulated despite legislation aimed at regulating the practice being in plac...

There is an increasing demand for natural anti-diabetic drugs, as continuous oral administration of insulin can culminate in many side effects and toxicity. In our endeavour to formulate some cost-effective herbal medicines for diabetes, we undertook this study to evaluate the antioxidant potential of aqueous extract of Albizzia lebbeck (ALL) in diabetic rats. The oxidative stress in alloxan-in...

Herbal drugs are frequently considered to be less toxic and also free from side effects, than synthetic ones. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate one such combination of herbal drugs, Asystasia gangetica and Morus indica for their antidiabetic and antioxidant potential against alloxan-induced diabetes in albino rats. The effect of both individual and a combination of Asystasia ...

Herbal medicine industry in Indonesia was shaken when Indonesian National Agency of Drugs and Food control prohibits the development of herbal medicines made from Catharanthus roseus. The reason given is that Catharanthus roseus contains alkaloids causing bone marrow depression. The purpose of this article to explore the effects of both preclinical and clinical pharmacological of Catharanthus r...