Evaluation of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Common Herbs

Table 2

Reducing power (in terms of absorbance values at 700 nm) of extracts from different medicinal plants.

Plants	Conc. (mg/mL)	Methanol	Ethanol	Acetone	Aqueous
		Absorbance at 700 nm
Garlic	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10
Onion	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10
Ginger	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10
Thyme	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10
Mint	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10
Aloe vera	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10				0.36 ± 0.02
Oak	2.5
	5
	7.5
	10

Values are the mean ± standard deviation of triplicate.