ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF SWERTIA CORYMBOSA (GRISEB) WIGHT EX CLARKE (GENTIANACEAE) ON ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS

Abstract

The term antioxidant was originally used to refer specifically to a chemical that prevented the consumption of oxygen. The present study investigates the antioxidant potential of methanolic extract of Swertia corymbosa. The antioxidant activity of the plant was investigated by analyzing the enzymes of lipid peroxidation like catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase from the samples of alloxan induced diabetic rats. It was found that the extract exhibited significant antioxidant potentials.