Review Article

Ethnobotanical Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Application of Plantago lanceolata L.

Table 2

Antioxidant behaviors of different parts of the plant.

Plant’s part (s)Solvent usedConcentration of solventResponse to antioxidant assayReference

Whole plantEthanol80%1100 μmol Fe2+/g DW in FRAP, and for ORAC, it is 3500 μmol TE/g DW[38]
Mixture of methanol and hydrochloric acid80%:1%For FRAP =201.4 μmol Fe2+/g DW and for ORAC = 930.5 μmol TE/g DW,[4]

AerialMethanol80%IC50 = 4.20 μg/ml in DPPH, IC50 = 236.12 μg/ml in hydroxyl radical scavenging, IC50 = 23.85 superoxide anion scavenging IC50 = 24.83 for lipid peroxidation.[21]
Ethanol80%1100 μmol Fe2+/g DW in FRAP and 3500 μmol TE/g DW for ORAC[38]
Mixture of methanol and water40%:1%IC50 = 24.83 mg/mL in lipid
Peroxidation & FRAP= 109.80 mg of AAE/g of DW
[21]

LeavesAcetonitrile30%DPPH radical inhibition at 25 μg/ml is 12.77% to 15.78%[39]
Mixture of methanol with hydrochloric acid80%:1%130.4 μmol Fe2+/g DW[4]
Water and dilute hydrochloric acid…..29.39 = DPPH in %, 137.83 in FRAP μM TE/5 mg[40]

RootMethanol and hydrochloric acid80%:1%190.1 μmol Fe2+/g DW[4]
Fruit80%:1%255.2 μmol Fe2+/g DW

SeedsMethanol (60%)60%118.58 in μmol TE/g in DPPH 499.53 μmol TE/g in hydroxyl radical scavenging assays 27.00 μmol QE/g in cellular antioxidant activity assay[41]

FlowerMethanol and hydrochloric acid80%:1%369.1 μmol Fe2+/g DW[4]