Investigating the antioxidant properties of Achillea wilhelmsii
Subject Areas : Nutraceutical Foods and Bioactive Extracts (Nutraceutic Foods Bioact. Ext.)
1 - Safadasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: antioxidant, flavonoids, hydroalcoholic extract, phenolic compounds, Achillea wilhelmsii.,
Abstract :
Antioxidant compounds of medicinal plants are one of the valuable and important resources in medical science and pharmaceutical and food industries. Achillea wilhelmsii is a plant of the dark Astraaceae family, which has anti-inflammatory properties and is used to treat surface scratches. This plant also has antioxidant properties due to the presence of flavonoid compounds. The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant power of ethanoic, methanolic and hydroalcoholic extracts of Achillea wilhelmsii plant aerial parts. Then the extracts of Achillea wilhelmsii plant in different concentrations of 1, 2, 5 and 10 mg/liter were measured using 2 (DPPH and 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazine) tests and FRAP (antioxidant power evaluation method). The results showed that the type and amount of solvent has an effect on the amount of phenolic and antioxidant compounds, and a significant relationship between the amount of phenolic compounds and inhibitory properties was observed. The hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea wilhelmsii plant at a concentration of 10 PPM has more antioxidant power than other extracts and concentrations. All three extracts had antioxidant properties, but according to the results, it seems that the hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea wilhelmsii plant with strong antioxidant properties can be used in the treatment of diseases.
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