Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology1816-496x2152-100xAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/jpt.2011.440.453Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. Fruits]]>AlamM. Badrul HossainM. Sarowar ChowdhuryN. Sultana AsadujjamanM. ZahanRonok IslamM. Monirul Haque MazumderM. Ehsanul HaqueM. Ekramul IslamAnwarul 5201165The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic potential of the methanolic extract along with its organic soluble fractions of the fruits of Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. Antioxidant potential of the extract/fractions was evaluated by DPPH (1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and NO (nitric oxide) scavenging assay method. Ethyl acetate fractions (EtOAc) showed highest scavenging activity in all the methods with IC50 value of 12.32±0.16 and 5.38±0.07 μg mL-1 for DPPH and NO assay method, respectively. In reducing power assay, EtOAc fraction also showed significant (p<0.001) activity. 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