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Abstract

Traditional medicine is very popular medicine system from last decade and in future because of ‎their beneficial effects against various diseases. It is mainly formulated from one or more than ‎one plant parts. Various plant extracts were screened for total Polyphenolics, Flavonoids ‎tartaric ester and antioxidant properties. Maximum content of poly phenolics are found in ‎Dendrophythoe falcate and Adhantoda zeylanica 22.43and 19.27 mg of gallic acid/gm of dry ‎weight of medicinal plant materials.Maximum Quercetin content found in Acorus calamus, ‎Fiscus religiosa 672.5 and 566.98 µg/gm of sample. Higher Naringin contents found in Acorus ‎calamus, Fiscus religiosa Tridux procumbens; 700.5, 590.9 and 408.76 µg/gm of sample.  ‎Antioxidant activity by ferric reducing antioxidant potential is higher in Syzgium cuminii L, ‎Wthanic somanifere, Acmella oleracea, Lagenaria siceraria, Acorus calamus L. 713.331, ‎‎119.33, 99.110, 80.661 and 75.20 mM/gm of sample. High radical scavenging and ‎phosphomoydat antoxidant activity found in Dendrophythoe falcate and Acorus calamus plant ‎extracts‎‎‎.