The study of antioxidant activities of an Ayurvedic medicine Ayaskriti

Review Article

Lenin, Mudiganti Ram Krishna R

Abstract

Ayaskriti is an Ayurvedic preparation for the treatment of anemia, weight loss and skin related diseases. This is made of a number of plants and plant parts. The present study deals with antioxidant activities of Ayasriti, such as DDPH assay, FRAP assay and Hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity assay. It was found that all the three assays indicated that Ayaskriti has antioxidant activity. This is one step towards understanding the medicinal efficacy of this medicine.

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