In Vitro Free Radical Scavenging Properties and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ilex paraguariensis (Maté) and the Ability of Its Major Chemical Markers to Inhibit the Production of Proinflammatory Mediators

Table 1

Content of the major compounds of I. paraguariensis extracts by LC-UV (mg·g^-1). Different letters indicate significant difference content in the same compound among different extraction procedures (ANOVA, followed by Tukey test; ).

Compound	IA	IE	TA	TE
(THEO)	^a	^a	^b	^a
(NCA)	^a	^a	^b	^a
(CCA)	^a	^b	^c	^d
(CGA)	^a	^a	^b	^a
(CAF)	^a	^b	^c	^a
(RUT)	^a	^a	^b	^c

Note: IA: aqueous infusion; IE: hydroethanolic infusion; TA: aqueous turboextraction; TE: hydroethanolic turboextraction; THEO: theobromine; NCA: neochlorogenic acid; CCA: cryptochlorogenic acid; CGA: chlorogenic acid; CAF: caffeine; RUT: rutin.