The Ethanol Extract of Osmanthus fragrans Flowers Reduces Oxidative Stress and Allergic Airway Inflammation in an Animal Model

Table 1

Effects of orally administered OFE on oxidative status in the lungs and spleen of mice as determined in three different assays.

Tissue	ORAC (Trolox equivalents, mM)		TBARS (nM/mg protein)		GSH (μM/mg protein)
	Control	OFE	Control	OFE	Control	OFE
Lung	2.42 ± 0.61	3.60 ± 0.24*	0.20 ± 0.02	0.12 ± 0.02*	15.27 ± 3.14	24.36 ± 3.01***
Spleen	2.10 ± 0.68	3.97 ± 0.79***	0.57 ± 0.01	0.46 ± 0.05***	15.97 ± 1.13	25.23 ± 1.19***

OFE (1000 mg OFE/kg body weight in 200 μL normal saline) was orally administered daily for 14 days.
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; 𝑛=4; *𝑃<0.05, ***𝑃<0.01 as compared to (control) BALB/c mice given normal saline.