ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF BLECHNUM ORIENTALE L
Blechnum orientale L. is an important medicinal fern used extensively in ethnomedicine. Studies were conducted to determine the antioxidant potential of B. orientale. Fronds of B. orientale were collected from Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. The fronds were subjected to Soxhlet extraction using methanol. The Antioxidant property in the methanol extract of B. orientale has been evaluated through different methods. Results indicated that the methanol extract of B. orientale showed good antioxidant properties against DPPH and Lipid peroxidation activity but failed the activity against Nitric oxide radicals at the tested concentrations. These findings provide scientific evidence to support its traditional medicinal importance.