Author/Authors :
Sadighara، Parisa نويسنده Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I. R. Iran , , Gharibi، Soraya نويسنده Academic Center of Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, I. R. Iran , , Moghadam Jafari، Amir نويسنده Department of Toxicology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, I. R. Iran , , Jahed Khaniki، Golamreza نويسنده Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I. R. Iran , , Salari Sardoii، Samira نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Objective: There has been a growing interest in finding plants with biological active ingredients for medicinal application.
Materials and Methods: Three colors of petals of Althaea officinalis (A. officinalis) flowers, i.e., pink, reddish pink, and white were examined for total antioxidant activity and ?avonoids content.
Results: The reddish pink flowers of A. officinalis have more antioxidant activity and the power of antioxidant activity was reddish pink > pink > white.
Conclusion: Findings suggest that the dark color can serve as an indicator of antioxidant content of the plant. Flavonoid content was highest in white flower thus this result indicated that flowers with light color can be considered for medicinal uses.
