Dittrichia viscosa L. Ethanolic Extract Based Ointment with Antiradical, Antioxidant, and Healing Wound Activities

Table 3

Total antioxidant capacity, free radical scavenging (DPPH; ABTS), ferric reducing power, linoleic acid inhibition of D. viscosa ethanolic extract, ointment base, and ointment containing 5% and 2.5% of extract.

	(mg AAE/g of sample)	(μg/ml)	(μg/ml)	(mg TE/g of sample)
Ethanolic extract	133.02 ± 3.1	56.25 ± 1.2	147.26 ± 1.5	296.425 ± 3.3	54.01± 1.4
					(%I for 1 mg/mL)
Ointment base (Vehiculum)	1.61± 0.1	7977.00 ± 225.0	12550 ± 132	4.37 ±0.3	10.85 ± 1.1 (%I for 10 mg/mL)
Ointment containing 2.5% of extract	3.41 ±0.2	3073.70±138.8	6290± 183.9	11.69 ± 0.2	36.22 ± 0.9
					(%I for 10 mg/mL)
Ointment containing 5% of extract	7.46 ± 0.7	1360.50±90.6	3473.7± 217.5	19.85 ± 0.4	48.05± 1.8
					(%I for 10 mg/mL)
BHT	-	26.92 ± 1.22	42.64 ± 0.12	-	62.18 ± 1.6
					(% I for 1 mg/mL)

Values expressed are means ± S.D.