Antioxidant capacity of Pistacia lentiscus and Fraxinus angustifolia extracts and their fractions

Oxidative stress is thought to be the main cause of several pathologies; that is why research is focussing on the characterization of bioactive natural substances with antioxidant activity to replace synthetic molecules. The antioxidant activity of extracts of Fraxinus angustifolia Reut. ex Nyman and Pistacia lentiscus L., two medicinal plants used to treat inflammatory-related disorders was determined.