The present study reports the antioxidant activity of Salacia euphlebia stem extract. To understand the antioxidant activity of this plant, four compounds were isolated and elucidated as vitexin, 15α-hydroxyfriedelan-3-one, siphulitol and mangiferin. Mangiferin showed high free radical scavenging activity (EC50 1.10 ± 0.18 μg/mL) in comparison with quercetin (EC50 1.35 ± 0.02 μg/mL), while vitexin (IC50 37.6 ± 1.1 μg/mL) showed a good cytoprotective effect compared with quercetin (IC50 76.1 ± 1.0 μg/mL). This is the first report of the activities and bioactive compounds of S. euphlebia. These results may scientifically explain the folk and alternative-medicine use of this plant in longevity formulas.
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