Analysis of antioxidant properties of Moringa oleifera Lam in urban and coastal area

Abstract

Moringa oleifera is a plant which has high amount of Antioxidant properties and have greater ability to reduce the oxidative stress and maintain the cell functioning. This study compared total phenol, total flavonoid, total Alkaloid, total Terpenoid, Total Saponins, Total Tannin, content and antioxidant properties between urban and coastal Moringa oleifera The total phenol content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 0.67 mg/L and coastal area is 0.4mg/L. The total flavonoid content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 1.3 mg/L and coastal area is 1.1 mg/L. The total Tannin content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 0.02 mg/L and coastal area is 0.01 mg/L. The Total Saponin content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 2.3 mg/L and Coastal area is 2.6 mg/L. The Total Terpenoid content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 0.05 mg/L and Coastal area is 0.16 mg/l. The Total Alkaloid content in Urban Moringa oleifera is 0.5% and Coastal area is 0.3%.