Abstract

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.