Khatereh Habibi - Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
Mina Owrang - Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
Razieh Azimi - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran

The total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of polyphenol-rich extract of Adiantum capillus-veneris leaves wereinvestigated. The extract showed significant amount of phenolic compounds (375.03 ± 4.52 mg GAE/g of extract) andstrong antioxidant activity with an IC50 of 12.10 ± 0.53 μg mL-1. These findings highlighted a scientific basis to thetraditional usage of A. capillus-veneris, also showed its potential as a rich source of natural antioxidant.

Adiantum capillus, antioxidant activity, radical scavenging, polyphenol-rich extract