TY - JOUR ID - 82 TI - The antioxidant and Flavonoids contents of Althaea officinalis L. flowers based on their color JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Sadighara, Parisa AU - Gharibi, Soraya AU - Moghadam Jafari, Amir AU - Jahed Khaniki, Golamreza AU - Salari, Samira AD - Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I. R. Iran AD - Academic Center of Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Toxicology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, I. R. Iran Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 113 EP - 117 KW - Antioxidant Capability KW - Petals Color KW - Total Flavonoids DO - 10.22038/ajp.2012.82 N2 - 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 flavonoids 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.   UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_82.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_82_691ecaec866e5eb953ae1f9bbe00a3c2.pdf ER -