Involvement of Muscarinic Receptors in Hypotensive and Diuretic Effects of Aqueous Soluble Fraction from Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.

Table 2

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents, total antioxidant capacity, and total reducing power of A. tenuifolius.

Sample	TPC (μg GAE/mg DE	TFC (µg QE/mg DE)	TAC (μg AAE/mg DE)	TRP (μg GAE/mg DE)	DPPH scavenging IC50 (μg/ml)	Nitric oxide Scavenging IC50 (μg/ml)
AT-Cr	256.64 ± 4.82	137.20 ± 2.37	193.05 ± 4.63	185.46 ± 3.77	174.6 ± 4.9	255.8 ± 6.9
AS-AT	190.51 ± 7.5	129.41 ± 8.2	176.85 ± 11.2	172.36 ± 9.0	274.8 ± 7.30	312.3 ± 8.97
BS-AT	187.2 ± 7.9	112.7 ± 6.3	165.9 ± 11.8	151.2 ± 8.7	398.4 ± 5.10	353.2 ± 11.4
DS-AT	92.1 ± 3.3	78.5 ± 6.2	83.7 ± 5.9	79.2 ± 8.3	453.7 ± 12.8	551.5 ± 13.8
AA	—	—	—	—	12.86 ± 2.10	225.1 ± 1.20

TPC: total phenolic contents; TFC: total flavonoid contents; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; TRP: total reducing power; GAE: gallic acid equivalent; QE: quercetin equivalent; AAE: ascorbic acid equivalent; DE: dry extract. Data values shown represent mean ± SEM (n = 3).