From:  From rural practice to scientific evidence: synergistic antiplasmodial and antioxidant properties of combined Ageratum conyzoides and Bidens pilosa extracts

 Antioxidant activity of individual and combined extracts on DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP

SamplesDPPH (SC50), mean ± SD (µg/mL)ABTS (SC50), mean ± SD (µg/mL)FRAP (SC50), mean ± SD (µg/mL)
Ad199.60 ± 0.00183.45 ± 0.852,185.00 ± 7.00
Am307.55 ± 1.05101.35 ± 1.255,070.50 ± 64.50
Bd184.80 ± 1.50109.05 ± 0.552,700.00 ± 55.00
Bm226.45 ± 1.35127.9 ± 05,441.50 ± 47.50
Cd134.65 ± 2.0592.23 ± 0.511,884.50 ± 56.50
Cm164.95 ± 0.85124.25 ± 0.659,116.00 ± 15.00
PC1.84 ± 0.031.63 ± 0.0911.98 ± 0.05

Each value represents the mean ± SD; n = 3. ABTS: 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid; Ad: decoction extract of A. conyzoides; Am: cold maceration extract of A. conyzoides; Bd: decoction extract of B. pilosa; Bm: cold maceration extract of B. pilosa; Cd: decoction extract of combination; Cm: cold maceration extract of combination; DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; FRAP: ferric ion reducing antioxidant potential; PC: positive control-gallic acid; SC50: median scavenging concentration; SD: standard deviation