A REVIEW ON ETHNIC PLANTS OF ASSAM (INDIA) AND THEIR ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITY.

Kalita Pallab¹*, Deka Satyendra ¹, Sharma Rama Kanta ²

Institute of pharmacy, down town university, Guwahati  Assam, India.

ABSTRACT

Antioxidants are free-radical scavengers that provide protection to living organisms from damage caused by reactive oxygen species. Although almost all organisms possess antioxidant defence and repair systems but these systems are insufficient to cope over entire damage. So, dietary antioxidant supplementation is a promising mean to strengthen the antioxidant defence and repair systems. The aim of this study is to review some of plants of Assam having antioxidant activity. Assam is rich in medicinal plants and the pharmacological activity of various plants is not yet studied scientifically. Such type of study will give proper information about those plants and that will be beneficial to the society.

Keywords: Antioxidant, free-radical, reactive nitrogen species.