<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elham Akbari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kawsar Alami</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dawood Hossaini</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammad Latif Nazari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammad Hossein Salehi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meysam Sajjadi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sayed Yousof Mousavi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Effect of Afghan Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Aqueous Extract on Withdrawal Signs in Morphine-Dependent Rats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crocus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Morphine dependence</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Withdrawal signs</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1727-1731</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;Opioid dependency, as a global problem is accompanied with serious personal, economic, social and hygienic disorders. Synthetic drugs beside their efficacies, have numerous adverse effects. As the medicinal plants have low costs and adverse effects, and they are also affective on different stages of dependency treatment, they attracted the attention of the researchers in the field of medicine. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of the aqueous extract of Afghan saffron on the withdrawal signs in morphine-dependent rats. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Rats divided into 5 groups (1 Normal Saline, 1 Morphine, and 3 Extract groups). The rats that received morphine and extract became morphine-dependent by subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of morphine hydrochloride for 7 days (2.5, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40 mg/kg doses twice daily on 1st to 6th days respectively, and a single dose of 50 mg/kg on 7th day). The extract groups received 100, 150 and 200 mg/kg doses of the saffron aqueous extract by intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration simultaneously with morphine. Two hours after the administration of the last dose of morphine, Naloxone (3 mg/kg, i.p.) was injected and withdrawal signs were noted for 30 minutes. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The results showed that the administration of the saffron aqueous extract (100, 150 and 200 mg/kg) significantly decreased most of the withdrawal signs in morphine-dependent rats (&lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt;&amp;lt;0.05). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Afghan saffron aqueous extract can alleviate the withdrawal signs in morphine-dependent rats.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1727</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elham Akbari&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Kawsar Alami&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Dawood Hossaini&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammad Latif Nazari&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammad Hossein Salehi&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Meysam Sajjadi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Sayed Yousof Mousavi&lt;sup&gt;3,&lt;/sup&gt;* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Research and Technology Center, Khatam Al-Nabieen University, Karte 4, 1st street, Kabul, AFGHANISTAN.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biology, Kabul Medical University, Ataturk avenue, Jamal Mena, 3rd District, Kabul, AFGHANISTAN.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Physiology, Khatam Al- Nabieen university, Karte 4, 1st street, Kabul, AFGHANISTAN.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S Dhanalakshmi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">S Jayakumari</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preliminary Phytochemical Investigation of Hypnea valentiae with Antigluconegenesis Activity in Goat Eye</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti gluconeogenesis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Goat eye</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hypnea valentiae</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1406-1408</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;ROS is known to the main spark off the pathogenesis of cataract. In the Red seaweed the protein content along with Carotenoids are highly having the anti-oxidant activity to nullify the Oxidative stress. Along this ward, the Selected Red Seaweed where macerated in different solvent system. From that, the phytochemical parameters, were investigated. However, it showed that the Aqueous extract of &lt;em&gt;Hypnea valentiae&lt;/em&gt; posse the protein, Carbohydrate, tannin and cartotenoids. The indexed extract pointed with the antigluconesgenesis effect in the isolated goat eye. The results suggest that the &lt;em&gt;Hypnea valentiae &lt;/em&gt;extract under investigation can delay the diffusion onset and/or prevent the progression of cataract. In this, anti-cataract potential may be attributed to the presence of high protein and carotenoids. Photographic evaluation, further, confirmed the observation.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1406</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S.Dhanalakshmi&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, S.Jayakumari&lt;sup&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bisma Malik</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inayatullah Tahir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reiaz Ul Rehman</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant Potential and Ionomic Analysis of Two Buckwheat Species from Kashmir Region</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Buckwheat</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FRAP.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">x</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">XX-XX</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Buckwheat in the past had been the staple food for many regions in the Himalaya&amp;rsquo;s and its utilization has declined with time. In recent times buckwheat gained a lot of attention as it has been placed in the list of underutilized crops by FAO. There is a strong sentiment and realization for buckwheat revival because of its neutraceutrical properties due to which it provides the consumers with extra choice for his food basket. In this context the present investigation aimed to evaluate the antioxidant potential and mineral element analysis of two buckwheat species grown in Kashmir region. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; To achieve this goal, antioxidant potential of two buckwheat species was done by using standard protocols. For ionomic analysis, atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) was done to unravel the macro-and micro-nutrient composition. &lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Aqueous extract of &lt;em&gt;Fagopyrum tataricum&lt;/em&gt; exhibits higher TPC (159.51&amp;plusmn;10.3 mg gallic acid equivalent g-&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; DW) and TFC (79.49&amp;plusmn;9.76 mg rutin equivalent g-&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; DW). The &lt;em&gt;F. tataricum&lt;/em&gt; samples exhibit high radical scavenging activity (RSa&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;=26.67&amp;mu;g ml-&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;) as compared to &lt;em&gt;F. kashmirianum&lt;/em&gt; (RSa&lt;sup&gt;50&lt;/sup&gt;=34.15&amp;mu;g ml-&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;). Elemental analysis revealed that calcium (Ca) was found high in &lt;em&gt;F. tataricum&lt;/em&gt; (5125&amp;plusmn;56.76ppm) while as the iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) were found in high concentration in &lt;em&gt;F. kashmirianum&lt;/em&gt; (1122.5&amp;plusmn;25.77ppm) and (122.75&amp;plusmn;12.34ppm) respectively. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; These findings suggested that buckwheat extract possess excellent antioxidant property and is rich source of minerals indispensable for human health. Thus, buckwheat could be a promising alternative in functional food sector for improving the social well-being and diminishing malnutrition especially for the impoverished community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;/strong&gt; Aqueous extract, Antioxidants, AAS, Buckwheat, DPPH, FRAP.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">x</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">XX</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Bisma Malik&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Inayatullah Tahir&lt;sup&gt;1, 2&lt;/sup&gt;, Reiaz Ul Rehman&lt;sup&gt;1* &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bisma Malik</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inayatullah Tahir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reiaz Ul Rehman</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant Potential and Ionomic Analysis of Two Buckwheat Species from Kashmir Region</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidants</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Buckwheat</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FRAP</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">November 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s83-s88</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Buckwheat in the past had been the staple food for many regions in the Himalaya&amp;rsquo;s and its utilization has declined with time. In recent times buckwheat gained a lot of attention as it has been placed in the list of underutilized crops by FAO. There is a strong sentiment and realization for buckwheat revival because of its nutraceutrical properties due to which it provides the consumers with extra choice for his food basket. In this context the present investigation aimed to evaluate the antioxidant potential and mineral element analysis of two buckwheat species grown in Kashmir region. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; To achieve this goal, antioxidant potential of two buckwheat species was done by using standard protocols. For ionomic analysis, atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) was done to unravel the macro-and micro-nutrient composition. &lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; Aqueous extract of &lt;em&gt;Fagopyrum tataricum&lt;/em&gt; exhibits higher TPC (159.51&amp;plusmn;10.3 mg gallic acid equivalent g-1 DW) and TFC (79.49&amp;plusmn;9.76 mg rutin equivalent g-1 DW). The &lt;em&gt;F.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;tataricum&lt;/em&gt; samples exhibit high radical scavenging activity (RSa50=26.67&amp;mu;g ml-1) as compared to &lt;em&gt;F. kashmirianum&lt;/em&gt; (RSa&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt;=34.15&amp;mu;g ml-1). Elemental analysis revealed that calcium (Ca) was found high in &lt;em&gt;F. tataricum&lt;/em&gt; (5125&amp;plusmn;56.76ppm) while as the iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) were found in high concentration in &lt;em&gt;F. kashmirianum&lt;/em&gt; (1122.5&amp;plusmn;25.77ppm) and (122.75&amp;plusmn;12.34ppm) respectively.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; These findings suggested that buckwheat extract possess excellent antioxidant property and is rich source of minerals indispensable for human health. Thus, buckwheat could be a promising alternative in functional food sector for improving the social well-being and diminishing malnutrition especially for the impoverished community.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6s</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">s83</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Bisma Malik&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Inayatullah Tahir&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Reiaz Ul Rehman&lt;sup&gt;1* &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kris Herawan Timotius</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adelina Simamora</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adit Widodo Santoso</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemical Characteristics and In vitro Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activities of Premna serratifolia L. Leaf Infusion and Decoction</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inhibition mechanism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P. serratifolia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">α-glucosidase inhibitor</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1114-1118</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; Leaves of &lt;em&gt;Premna serratifolia&lt;/em&gt; L. (local name: arogo) is well known as food ingredient for fish/meat-based soup in Tentena, Indonesia. Evaluation of its bioactivities is needed. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the &amp;alpha;-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities of infusion and decoction of &lt;em&gt;P. serratifolia&lt;/em&gt; leaves.&lt;strong&gt; Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The leaf samples were prepared by infusion and decoction and analysed for their &amp;alpha;-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities, as well as total phenolic contents and LC-MS profiles. Results: The total phenolic content of the decoction was higher than the infusion. The UV spectra of both infusion and decoction showed peak at 325 nm and shoulder at 285 nm. Their LC-MS yielded one dominant component at 132 (100) m/z fragment, which was tentatively identified as caffeic acid. Both infusion and decoction extracts exhibited strong &amp;alpha;-glucosidase inhibition with IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; of 4.27 and 0.046 &amp;mu;g GAE/ml, respectively. The IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; for DPPH scavenging activity of the infusion and decoction were similar; 6.82 and 7.28 &amp;mu;g GAE/ml, respectively. But the IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; of the infusion and decoction for ferrous ion chelating activities were different; 161.66 and 28.34 &amp;mu;g GAE/ ml, respectively. The &amp;alpha;-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities were related to the phenolic content. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The study concludes that both infusion and decoction of arogo leaves have antidiabetic effect and potential antioxidant activity. The decoction of the leaves may increase its antidiabetic capacity.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1114</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kris Herawan Timotius&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, Adelina Simamora&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Adit Widodo Santoso&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Krida Wacana Christian University, Jakarta, 11510, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Krida Wacana Christian University, Jakarta, 11510, INDONESIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saraswati Patel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mamta Gokhale</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Comparative Study of Antioxidant Activity of Ethanol and Aqueous Extracts of Different Parts of Nyctanthes Arbor-tristis Linn.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">antioxidant activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH assay</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethanol extracts</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">113-116</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;Antioxidants play a major role in curing degenerative disease. In present time many synthetic antioxidants are commonly used but due to their toxic and carcinogenic effects, their use has been restricted. So the search for natural antioxidants is important. Studies on natural compounds is of interest due to their satisfactory health benefits with low toxicity. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The antioxidant activity of ethanol and aqueous extract of shoot, seed and leaf of an important medicinal tree &lt;em&gt;Nyctanthes arbor-trist&lt;/em&gt; is (Harsingar) were evaluated by DPPH scavenging antioxidant assays. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Different concentrations 25, 50, 75, 100% of the aqueous and ethanol extracts were prepared with standard solutions (ascorbic acid 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07, 0.09, 0.1 mg/ml). To 1.5 ml solution of DPPH (0.1 mM), 0.5 ml of various concentrations of the extract and standard were added. &lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: In the present study a comparative evaluation of antioxidant activity of seed, shoot and leaf of &lt;em&gt;Nyctanthes arbor-tristis&lt;/em&gt; Linn was performed for their aqueous and ethanol extracts. Ethanol and aqueous extracts of shoot revealed more antioxidant activity then seed and leaf.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; All aerial parts of &lt;em&gt;Nyctanthes arbor-tristis&lt;/em&gt; Linn possess antioxidant activity. The plant may be functioned out for its anticancerous properties in future.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">113</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saraswati Patel and Mamta Gokhale* &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Botany and Microbiology, St. Aloysius College (autonomous), Jabalpur-M.P., INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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