Abstract

Lindera communis is a synonym of Lindera formosana Hayata. Belonging to the family of Lauraceae. It includes herbs, shrubs and small trees, The estimation of plant extract is essential to assess the quality of drugs based on the concentration of their active principle. Lindera communis possess a wide variety of activities. The aim of this current investigation is to evaluate the in-vitro antioxidant by various antioxidant assays such as DPPH scavenging, nitric oxide scavenging, and also the study, an attempt has been made to develop simple, precise and accurate HPTLC method by using Rutin, Gallic acid and quercetin as a standard marker compound with mobile phase of Toluene-Ethyl acetate-Formic acid-Methanol (3:6:1.6:0.4) The detection of Rutin, Gallic acid and quercetin were performed at 254 nm respectively.