Table 2 The effect of essential oil of S. officinalis and S. lavandulifolia on DPPH and TAC.
Essential oils | Plants | T-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salvia lavandulifolia | Salvia officinalis | t | df | P-value | |
DPPH free radical scavenging (%) | 92.97 ± 1.01 | 75.2 ± 2.31 | 12.194 | 4 | 0 |
IC50 (mg/mL) | 34.558 ± 0.99 | 40.72 ± 0.98 | − 8.902 | 4 | 0.001 |
Total Antioxidant Capacity (mg EAA/g DW) | 49.941 ± 1.00 | 36.349 ± 0.99 | 16.722 | 4 | 0 |