Biologic Propensities and Phytochemical Profile of Vangueria madagascariensis J. F. Gmelin (Rubiaceae): An Underutilized Native Medicinal Food Plant from Africa

Table 7

Ferric reducing antioxidant power of extracts.

Samples	mM trolox equivalent (TE)/g fresh weight^a		F	One way ANOVA
	Decoction	Methanol		P value (post hoc)
Leaf	350.42 ± 1.91	372.5 ± 2.17	186.81	<0.05*
Unripe fruit	330.83 ± 2.83^b	361.25 ± 1.25		<0.05*
Ripe fruit	322.93 ± 0.72^b	357.08 ± 0.72		<0.05*
Seed	319.17 ± 5.05	346.67 ± 1.91		<0.05*

aData are expressed as mM trolox equivalent (TE)/g fresh weight, mean ± SD (n = 3). ^bSignificant difference (P < 0.05) exists between unripe fruit and ripe fruit extracts within same extraction solvent. *P < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant (post hoc Tukey HSD).