plants Article Arctium lappa and Arctium tomentosum, Sources of Arctii radix: Comparison of Anti-Lipoxygenase and Antioxidant Activity as well as the Chemical Composition of Extracts from Aerial Parts and from Roots Weronika Skowro ´nska 1, Sebastian Granica 1 , Magdalena Dziedzic 2, Justyna Kurkowiak 3, Maria Ziaja 4 and Agnieszka Bazylko 1,* 1 Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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[email protected] Abstract: Arctium lappa is a weed used in traditional medicine in the treatment of skin inflammation and digestive tract diseases. Arctium tomentosum is used in folk medicine interchangeably with Arctium lappa and, according to European Medicines Agency (EMA) monography, provides an equal source of Arctii radix (Bardanae radix), despite the small amount of research confirming its activity and Citation: Skowro´nska,W.; Granica, S.; Dziedzic, M.; Kurkowiak, J.; Ziaja, M.; chemical composition. The aim of the study was the comparison of the anti-lipoxygenase and the •− Bazylko, A. Arctium lappa and Arctium antioxidant activity, scavenging of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide anion (O2 ), tomentosum, Sources of Arctii radix: and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), of 70 % (v/v) ethanolic extracts from the aerial parts and the roots Comparison of Anti-Lipoxygenase of Arctium lappa and Arctium tomentosum.