What is it about?
Fagonia cretica is a herb with many medicinal applications. The present work explores and compares the antioxidant activities of different parts of this plant.
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Why is it important?
This helped to understand the phenolic and flavonoid profile of the plant Fagonia cretica and its antioxidant properties.
Perspectives
Overproduction and accumulation of ROS (reactive oxygen species) is linked to many degenerative diseases including aging, cardiovascular and neuro disorders and even cancer. Safe, effective and affordable natural antioxidants are an obvious solution. The present work explores the medicinal herb Fagonia cretica for this purpose.
Dr Dildar Ahmed
Forman Christian College
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This page is a summary of: A comparative in vitro antioxidant potential profile of extracts from different parts of Fagonia cretica, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, September 2014, Medknow,
DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60277-7.
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