Assessment of Antioxidant Potentiality and Phenol Content in Four Cheilanthes Species from Northern Western Ghats, India

The purpose of this study was to investigate the antioxidant potentials of Cheilanthes sp.whole plant with rhizome. The antioxidant properties of CSWPR extracts were tested for their total antioxidants capacity with 3-different methods. Flavonoids are naturally present in mostly plants and flavonoid is a group of polyphenolic compounds. They constitute most of the yellow, red and blue colors in the fruit.

Analysis of the scavenging activity using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferric reducing power assays and N, N-dimethyl-p- phenylendiamine (DMPD) radical cation decolorization assay.

The antioxidant activities of Cheilanthes sp. whole plant with rhizome extracts were a positive correlation between total flavonoids and phenolic content capacity and observed DPPH radical scavenging activity.The result signifies that the potentiality Cheilanthes sp. whole plant with rhizome is one of the natural sources of antioxidant compounds. The CSWPR extracts might be attributed to their free radical scavenging activity in the antioxidant mechanisms. The flavonoid and phenolic compounds appeared in addition, to be responsible for the antioxidant activity of CSWPR extracts.

Cheilanthes species whole plant with rhizome is a rich source of Phytochemicals including total antioxidant and phenolic compounds and it offers to the development of value-added products from Cheilanthes species whole plants so enhance today's opportunities in nutraceuticals and food applications for Human Health.