Biological Efficacy and Toxicological Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Cassia nodosa Buch.-Ham. (Leguminosae)

Table 4

Antioxidant activities of Cassia nodosa extract.

Extract or standard drug	DPPH scavenging activity (IC50 in µg/mL)	Total antioxidant capacity (g AAE/100g)	Total phenolic content (g GAE/100g)
Cassia nodosa	78.71 ± 6.84	48.49 ± 5.24	28.48 ± 3.13
Ascorbic acid	20.71 ± 2.39	NA	NA

Results were expressed as mean ± SEM of 3 replicate experiments; NA, not applicable (test was not performed for that assay).