Determination of the antioxidant properties of cultivated and wild Vitex agnus-castus L. fruits and flowers extracts

Abstract

Total phenolics and flavonoids, the scavenging effect on 2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) were determined in ethanolic extract of both cultivated and wild Vitex agnus-castus L. (VAC) fruits and flowers. The results showed that the concentration of total phenolics VAC cultivated and wild fruits extracts was higher than flowers, and there was no significant difference in total phenolics between cultivated and wild extracts. The study also found that no significant difference between the extracts of cultivated and wild fruits or flowers in total flavonoids. The scavenging effect on DPPH radical of the wild fruits and flowers VAC extracts were higher than the cultivated one. This allows using the fruits and flowers of VAC extracts as natural antioxidants.