Vol. 9, Issue 11, Part B (2023)

Chrozophora, a plant species of the Euphorbiaceae family, was selected for the study for preliminary phytochemical analysis. Its antioxidant activity against nitrogen free radicals, hydroxyl free radicals and superoxide free radicals was evaluated in vitro and compared with the standard antioxidant ascorbic acid. The reducing power of the Chrozophora rottleri was compared to the standard antioxidant BHT. It is clear from the results that the Chrozophora rottleri exhibited significantly higher in vitro antioxidant IC₅₀ values compared to the samples. Therefore, this study did not find evidence of in vitro antioxidant activity against free radicals; Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannin saponins, triterpenoids and terpenoids. Therefore, although it shows that there is no antioxidant problem in plant extracts, the discovery of very important contents in phytochemical screenings lays the foundation for drug research.