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Antioxidant Potential of Paavu Chooranam Prescribed to Cure Breast Cancer by the Cheruthikonam Traditional Siddha Medicinal Practitioner of Kanyakumari District, India

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  • Mary Suja R
  • Christudhas Williams B

    (Director William Research Centre, Nagercoil, Christudhas Williams. B, India)

  • Christudhas WB

    (Department of Botany and Research Centre, India)

Abstract

Paavu Chooranam is a Siddha polyherbal formulation comprised of 14 traditionally used herbs explore for the treatment of cancer. The present investigation was mainly focused on the antioxidation activities since, there is no information regarding pharmaceutical activities of antioxidants Hydroxyl radical scavenging, DPPH, Nitric oxide radical scavenging, Hydrogen per oxide radical scavenging and Reducing power activity. The unexplored area of Paavu Chooranam towards their antioxidation effect in aqueous, silver nitrate and ethanol extracts indicated promising antioxidant activities of crude extract.

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  • Mary Suja R & Christudhas Williams B & Christudhas WB, 2017. "Antioxidant Potential of Paavu Chooranam Prescribed to Cure Breast Cancer by the Cheruthikonam Traditional Siddha Medicinal Practitioner of Kanyakumari District, India," Current Trends in Clinical & Medical Imaging, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(3), pages 48-53, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctcmi:v:1:y:2017:i:3:p:48-53
    DOI: 10.19080/CTCMI.2017.01.555564
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