Phytochemical Analysis, Antifungal, and Antioxidant Properties of Two Herbs (Tristemma mauritianum and Crassocephalum bougheyanum) and One Tree (Lavigeria macrocarpa) Species
Table 4
Hydroxyl-radical scavenging activity of plant extracts as a function of concentrations.
Plant extracts
Concentration (µg/mL)
12.5
25
50
100
200
T. mauritianum (aerial parts)
3.73 ± 0.97b
4.99 ± 1.92b
9.07 ± 4.01b
20.98 ± 3.07b
66.001 ± 2.05b
L. macrocarpa (leaves)
1.69 ± 0.61a
2.01 ± 0.15a
4.83 ± 0.67a
15.90 ± 2.12a
22.73 ± 0.85a
L. macrocarpa (roots)
0.7 ± 0.95a
1.14 ± 1.05a
1.89 ± 0.99a
9.93 ± 1.75a
18.89 ± 2.67a
G. bougheyanum (aerial parts)
10.00 ± 0.83c
11.09 ± 0.03d
22.00 ± 0.82d
67.01 ± 2.13d
94.03 ± 1.26e
Vitamin C
2.07 ± 0.40ab
13.07 ± 0.70e
44.02 ± 0.35e
83.05 ± 4.00e
96.98 ± 0.90e
In each column, values with different letters are statistically different at using Waller–Duncan test.