Punica granatum (pomegranate) flower extract possesses potent antioxidant activity and abrogates Fe-NTA induced hepatotoxicity in mice.
Food Chemistry Toxicology, 2006 Janunary, 17
Not only the pomegranate fruit contains phytochemicals with antioxidant activity, but also the pomegranate flowers. For this study, alcoholic extracts from the pomegranate flowers was analyzed. The extract contained high quantities of polyphenols with potential antioxidant ability. These results indeed indicated that pomegranate flower extract demonstrated a significant antioxidant activity in vitro. In vivo tests with mice showed that a pre-treatment with pomegranate flower extract reduced oxidative stress and injury of the liver. The study concluded that pomegranate flower extract possesses a potent antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity.
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