PAVETTA INDICA: BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC EFFECT OF ITS AQUEOUS AND METHANOLIC EXTRACTS.

Pavetta indica is used in traditional and ayurvedic medicines. Its biochemical, antioxidant and cytotoxic properties were evaluated in the present study. Methanol and aqueous extract of Pavetta indica showed a significant antioxidant activity. Cytotoxic effect on normal cell lines was negligible. So it can be used in function food as an antioxidant agent.