Abstract
H.candolleanum (wight et arn) belongs to the family Apiaceae and is used in folk and tribal medicine as an antiarthritic and nerve tonic. The methanol extract of the seed of H. Candolleanum was analysed for their total antioxidant activity. The various assays used for the present study was ABTS, DPPH, NOS And SOS Assays. The IC50 value of the antioxidant activity for the above mentioned methods are 79.05, 71.29, 42.60 and 61.20µg/ml respectively. It acts as a source of natural antioxidants, which might be useful as preventive agents against oxidative stress.
