Antioxidant Potential Of Different Developmental Growth Stages Of Stem Bark And Pods Of Cassia Fistula L.

C. fistula is small, deciduous, medium sized, ornamental, sweet smelling and fragrant tree. It is scattered in different countries like Mauritius, India, Nepal, China, South Africa, East Africa, West Indies, Brazil and Mexico. It possess antitussive, antiviral, antimicrobial, anticancer,anthelmintic, hepatoprotective, insecticidal, antidiabetic, antifertility, laxative, purgative activity. Antioxidant potential of different developmental growth stages of Cassia fistula (Caesalpinaceae) stem bark and pod extracted with different solvent such as water, ethanol, methanol was done. Antioxidant potential was determined by DPPH. The DPPH activity in ethanolic and methanolic pulp extracts is greater than aqueous pulp extracts. Thus for the antioxidative compound ethanolic and methanolic medium was suitable for the extraction of Cassia fistula bark and pod