Antioxidant Activity of Flower Buds of Musa spp. Sold and Consumed as Vegetables

Banana (Musa spp.) is normally used for its fruit. In some indigenous cultures other parts of the plant are used as vegetables. M. markkui Gogoi & Borah, M. itinerens Cheesman and M. aurantiaca Baker may have medicinal properties, but little is known about their biochemistry. Methanol extracts of flower buds were evaluated for antioxidant potential by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydazyl and 2,2-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid), and...