Protective Effect of Matricaria chamomilla Ethanolic Extract on Hippocampal Neuron Damage in Rats Exposed to Formaldehyde

Table 2

Antioxidant activity, phenolic and flavonoid compounds, and anthocyanin of MC.

Sample	Method used
	Scavenging method of DPPH radical	Flavonoid test	Anthocyanin test	Phenolic compound test
Ethanolic extract	56.40 ± 1.45	211.20 ± 0.13	0.86 ± 0.17	284.60 ± 16
BHT	46.23 ± 0.23	—	—	—

mg gallic acid per g of ethanolic extract of dried MC; mg cyanidin 3-glucoside per g of ethanolic extract of MC; mg coerestin per g of ethanolic extract of MC; IC₅₀ (μg/ml).