Relationship between antioxidant activities and contents of active ingredients in Radix Scutellaria / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the relationship between the antioxidant activities and the contents of active ingredients in Radix Scutellaria.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The antioxidant activities of extracts and active ingredients of Radix Scutellaria in NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsome were assayed.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Extracts of Radix Scutellaria showed a 50% inhibition of lipid peroxidation in the concentration range of 2.72-18.27 mg x L(-1).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The antioxidant activities of extracts of Radix Scutellaria are not only related with the contents but also the ratio of the active ingredients.</p>