Research Article

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 extractsConcentration (µg/mL)
12.52550100200

T. mauritianum (aerial parts)3.73 ± 0.97b4.99 ± 1.92b9.07 ± 4.01b20.98 ± 3.07b66.001 ± 2.05b
L. macrocarpa (leaves)1.69 ± 0.61a2.01 ± 0.15a4.83 ± 0.67a15.90 ± 2.12a22.73 ± 0.85a
L. macrocarpa (roots)0.7 ± 0.95a1.14 ± 1.05a1.89 ± 0.99a9.93 ± 1.75a18.89 ± 2.67a
G. bougheyanum (aerial parts)10.00 ± 0.83c11.09 ± 0.03d22.00 ± 0.82d67.01 ± 2.13d94.03 ± 1.26e
Vitamin C2.07 ± 0.40ab13.07 ± 0.70e44.02 ± 0.35e83.05 ± 4.00e96.98 ± 0.90e

In each column, values with different letters are statistically different at using Waller–Duncan test.