Antioxidant level of traditional chinese medicine herbs formulation

An abstract of the research paper was presented to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, in partial requirement for the course DVT 55204 – Research Project.

Oxidative stress caused by the accumulation of free radicals can lead to various detrimental effects on the physiological aspects of the body. The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as an antioxidant in animals is essential to be studied to reduce or prevent the accumulation of free radicals. Hence, this study is conducted to analyse the antioxidant level of TCM herbs formulation. A TCM polyherbal formulation consisting of Hawthorn fruit, cassia seed, orange peel, cinnamon, and rhizomes from Alisma orientale were used in this study. Based on the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity results, the TCM herbal formulation has higher antioxidant level compared to reference ascorbic acid at similar concentration, which was 81.69%. Thus, the TCM herbal formulation demonstrates considerable potential as a potent antioxidant for animals by minimising the accumulation of free radicals in animals.

Keywords: Traditional Chinese Medicine, antioxidant level