Table 5. Antioxidant potential of crude extracts and fractions by DPPH assay

Medicinal plant group Medicinal plant Extracts DPPH50 (μg/ml)
Stimulate the in vitro PBMCs proliferation Astragalus membranaceus Ethanol > 400
Chloroform 91,94
Ethyl acetat 87,07
Water > 400
Glycyrrhiza glabra L Ethanol 361.46
Chloroform 57.92
Ethyl acetat 56.22
Water > 400
Inhibit the in vitro PBMCs proliferation Wedelia chinensis Ethanol > 400
Chloroform 21.76
Ethyl acetat > 400
Water > 400
Caesalpinia sappan L Ethanol 14.59
Chloroform 16.19
Ethyl acetat 11.56
Water 69.85
Piper betle Ethanol 17.38
Chloroform 1.94
Ethyl acetat 177.73
Water > 400
Schefflera heptaphylla Ethanol 197.29
Chloroform 118.84
Ethyl acetat 12.79
Water > 400
Lonicera japonica Ethanol 33.23
Chloroform 206.73
Ethyl acetat 7.15
Water 35.49
Cassia alata L. Ethanol > 400
Chloroform 245.68
Ethyl acetat 70.37
Water > 400
Reference Vitamin C 4.09