Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL FROM THE ACETONE EXTRACT STEM AND LEAVES OF PIPER BETLE

N. Padmapriya, T. V. Poonguzhali

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vedic medicine, chewing betel leaf is a remedy for bad eath. It acts as aphrodisiac and is known to kill or inhibit the  growth of the deadly bacteria that cause typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, etc. It is used as a stimulant and as an antisepPiper betle, commonly called betel leaf is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, and tic. SUMMARY The present study was undertaken to check theantioxidant activity from acetone extract of leaves and stem of  P.betle andwas compared with DPPH (2,2– diphenyl picryl hydrazyl) and reducing power assay. Standard used  in DPPH and reducing power are Quercetin and ascorbic acid respectively. By employing DPPH radical scaveng has been recognised as one of the medicinal plants that has tremendous health benefits. Betel leaf is  mostly consumed as betel quid or paan, with or without tobacco and plays a vital role in Indian tradition, customs  and rituals. The medicinal properties of betel leaf are well known since time immemorial. According to traditional Ayuring and reducing power assay it showed that the acetone extract of leaves showed more antioxidant activity than  the stem extracts.  

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N. PadmaPriya, T.V. Poonguzhali ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL FROM THE ACETONE EXTRACT STEM AND LEAVES OF PIPER BETLE Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 5 May 2015

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