Jose  Padikkala, V.R.  Vineesh, V.K.  Jaimsha Rani, P.V.  Fijesh, 
    Antioxidant Activities of <I>Hibiscus furcatus</I> Roxb. ex DC. Extracts,
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 5,Issue 3,
    2010,
    Pages 269-274,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2010.269.274,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2010.269.274)
    Abstract: The antioxidative potential of different solvent extracts of <I>Hibiscus furcatus</I> flowers were evaluated using 1,1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2, 2'-Azino-Bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-Sulphonic acid) (ABTS), superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical, nitric oxide radical scavenging activities and lipid peroxidation inhibition assay. Among those solvent extracts, ethyl acetate extract of <I>H. furcatus</I> exhibited highest level of antioxidant activities. The ethyl acetate extract also inhibited H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> mediated haemolysis and lipid peroxidation in human RBC.
    Keywords: nitric oxide and lipid peroxidation;hydroxyl;superoxide;DPPH;gossypin;H. furcatus;H. hisspidissimus