Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Flowers ofPlumeria rubra L. f. rubra and Plumeria rubra f. lutea: A Comparative Study

摘要

ABSTRACT Plumeria rubra L (Apocynaceae), commonly known as "Frangipani" is an important medicinal plant, widely distributed throughout Southern India. In traditional medicinal system different parts of this plant have been mentioned to be useful in a wide variety of diseases. The present study is aimed to comparatively evaluate the antioxidant, free radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic flower extracts of two cultivars of P. rubra (Plumeria rubra f. rubra and Plu.