The flora of Pakistan due to its diverse climatic and
soil conditions and many ecological regions is very rich in medicinal plants.
According to a general survey of Pakistan about 6000 species of flowering
plants have been exist, out of 6000 about 400-600 are medicinally important
species. Many plants have potential to be used as natural remedy againstdiseases. The studies about antioxidant potential of phytochemical constituents
found in plants may also be necessary because of their medicinal properties.
The body uses oxygen and nutrients to make energy. Oxygen also helps the immune
system fight disease and harmful substances. Oxidation is a process that uses
by products formed from oxygen fighting disease to create molecular agents that
react with body tissues.
Unfortunately, this process can form “free radicals”
that cause cell damage. Antioxidants help reduce the number of free radicals
that form in the body, lower the energy levels of existing free radicals, and
stop oxidation chain reactions to lower the amount of damage caused by free
radicals. The antioxidants of food are thought to prevent diseases caused byoxidative stress. For the current study the fruits of seven plants were
selected. The selection of these plants was based on the observation that these
are being used by local healers intensively for treatment of different
ailments. The details of these plants are as follows.
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