Study on Antioxidant Activity of Extract of Cassia Obtusifolia / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To study antioxidant activity of extract of Cassia obtusifolia. Method The free radical-scavenging effect of the extract was evaluated in the flavins system; erythrocyte membrane was exposed to three radicals generation systems, the inhibition of the extract on lipid peroxidation was determined. Results The extract showed strong scavenging effect on superoxide radical and dose- dependently inhibited the increases of lipid peroxidation content in the membrane exposed to xanthine-xanthine oxidase system, H2O2 or UV light. Conclusion Antioxidant activity of the extract was obvious.