The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. Diet and nutrition are
important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life …

A wide array of Sri Lankan medicinal plants has been used for the treatment of many chronic
diseases such as diabetes mellitus, liver diseases and arthritis in Ayurvedic medicine …

Antioxidants play an important role in reducing oxidative damage to tissues, and therefore
they are used in treating and preventing many diseases. Use of natural antioxidants in the …

Antioxidants play an important role in inhibiting and scavenging radicals, thus providing
protection to humans against infectious and degenerative diseases. Literature shows that …

Despite the advances observed in modern medicine in recent times, plants still make an
important contribution to healthcare. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of …

Background: Over the last decade, extensive research work has focused on the potential
health benefits of antioxidants while many medicinal plant extracts have been evaluated for …

Extracts of twenty locally available Sri Lankan fruits were analysed for 2, 2-diphenyl-1-
picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity, ferrous reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), total …

Antioxidant potential of phenolic content from methanol extracts of fifteen selected medicinal
plants of Nepal were analyzed by using 1, 1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging …

Background: Antioxidants play a major role in protecting the biological systems against
oxidative stress, which is associated with development of many chronic diseases and …

Phenols, a major group of antioxidant phytochemicals, have profound importance due to
their biological and free radical scavenging activities. To identify their potential sources …