Antioxidant activity of Wedelia trilobata

Abstract

This research showed the antioxidant activity of leaves and flowers of Wedelia trilobata. The leaves and flowers of Wedelia trilobata were separately extracted with ethanol to obtain the crude ethanol extracts respectively. The crude ethanol extracts were tested for antioxidant activity by DPPH method. From the study it was found that the crude ethanol extracts from leaves and flowers of Wedelia trilobata displayed the moderate antioxidant activity with the IC50 values of 2.7 and 1.25 mg/ml respectively.