IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF CHLOROFORM EXTRACT OF CROSSANDRA INFUNDIBULIFORMIS

Cancer is a dreaded disease characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. The high mortality rate amongst cancer patients is an indication of limited efficiency of current therapies. Identifying the mechanism of plant derived anticancer agents provides helpful information in cancer therapy. Natural products have been used for the treatment of various diseases for centuries. Evidences have shown that active principle compounds from plants may serve as potent chemotherapeutic agents with less toxicity to normal tissues and at low cost. Plants have a long history of use in cancer therapy and it is significant that over 60% of currently used anticancer agents are from natural sources and around 80% of people in rural areas depend on plant products for their primary healthcare needs.Hence, we aimed to explore the in vitro antioxidant analysis of chloroform extract of Crossandra infundibuliformis. Our results envisage that the plant extract possess significant level of antioxidant activity. Key words: Antioxidants, DPPH, C.infundibuliformis, Chloroform, Natural products