The antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of six locally consumed plants in Nigeria were comparatively evaluated both in vitro and in vivo. The plants included V. amygdalina (bitter leaf); C. rubens (ebolo); A. hybridus (tete); J. tanjorensis (jatropha); G. africana (okazi) and T. triangulare (water leaf). The in vitro study indicate that the DPPH radical scavenging activity was highest (p
Key words: Nutritional oxidative stress, Reactive oxygen species, Antioxidant activity, Protein deficient diet, methanolic extract.
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