Polyphenolic contents and antioxidant activities of aerial parts of Salvia multicaulis from the Iran flora

Abstract

Folk medicine sometimes involves the use of salvia species for therapeutic purposes. Polyphenols with the highest amounts included rosmarinic acid (7.358mg/g), catechin (1.5 mg/g), vanillin (1.00 mg/g), chlorogenic acid (0.53 mg/g), quercetin (0.16 mg/g), and p-coumaric acid (0.015). Furthermore, the results showed that S. multicaulis has a high content of total phenol (4.39 mg/g) and DPPH activity (8.44 mg/g). Salvia multicaulis could be potentially used as a medicinal plant because of its antioxidant activity and polyphenol content.

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Keywords:

• Salvia multicaulis
• DPPH activity
• polyphenol contents
• antioxidant activities

Acknowledgments

First of all, I would like to thank the grace of God for completing this work and the author wish to thank to Fars Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources for financial support of this work.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.