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In vitro antioxidant activity of the extracts from three Bupleurum plants

Citation :- In vitro antioxidant activity of the extracts from three Bupleurum plants. Res. Crop. 26: 154-159
KYOUNG-SUN SEO AND KYEONG WON YUN ykw@scnu.ac.kr
Address : Department of Oriental Medicine Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea
Submitted Date : 30-12-2024
Accepted Date : 30-03-2025

Abstract

Bupleuri Radix (Bupleurum spp. root) is one of the traditional medicine resources in Korea, China and Japan. The present study was carried out to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity four extracts of three Bupleurum plants (Bupleurum falcatum, Bupleurum latissimum and Bupleurum falcatum ‘Mishima’) by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay. The ethyl acetate extract obtained from the three Bupleurum plants was shown higher DPPH radical scavenging activity than the other extracts. The tested four extracts of B. latissimum, an endemic species of Korea, were observed high DPPH radical scavenging activity compared with the other two plants. The highest total polyphenolic content was found in the B. latissimum. The B. falcatumm ‘Mishima’ was shown lower total polyphenolic content than the other two plants. This result suggests that the Bupleurum latissimum can be used as a natural antioxidant resource.

Keywords

1 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) antioxidant activity Bupleurum falcatum ‘Mishima’ Bupleurum falcatum Bupleurum latissimum

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