Keerthika R

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Efficacy of Gymnema Sylvestre as a Potent Antioxidant: An In Vitro Study
  Author(s): Keerthika R and Sandhya Raghu*
  
  Background:Antioxidants are the substances which act as radical scavengers and help in conversion of reactive oxygen species, thus preventing the cellular damage. In recent times the synthetic antioxidants are substituted by natural antioxidant, which are primarily derived from plant sources. It has been proven that these antioxidant properties of the medicinal plants are mainly due to its phytochemical constituents. Gymnema sylvestre is one such traditional ayurvedic herb used primarily for the treatment of diabetes and other ailments such as arthritis, anemia, diuretics, etc. Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse the antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of Gymnema sylvestre in comparison with the ascorbic acid. Materials & Methods: The ethanolic extract of Gymnema sylvestre was prepared and the antioxida.. Read More»