Content of review 1, reviewed on March 18, 2016

In many of the manuscripts they attribute the effect of the plant extract due to the presence of phenolic compounds or anti-oxidants. Yes, the hydroxyl groups act as a natural agents to minimize the reactivity of the ROS generated. However, attributing the activity of the plant isolate or extract due to presence of phenolic compounds may not be true in all the cases.

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References

    Nadarajan, S., Umar, I. M., Md, E. N., Norhasnida, Z., Maznah, I. 2016. Effects of phenolic-rich extracts of Clinacanthus nutans on high fat and high cholesterol diet-induced insulin resistance. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.