Different spectrophotometric methods for antioxidant for activity assay of four herbs

摘要

The present study investigated the antioxidant activities of some Roumanian plants, using different spectrophotometric methods (FRAP and respectively CUPRAC method). The plants investigated are: hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L), rosehip (Rosa canina), chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa). A good correlation was found between the different methods used for measuring antioxidant activity of some of these herbs. This study focused on finding new natural remedies similar body in cardiovascular therapy.