Knowledge & Health Journal1735-577X8120130122Assessment of Antioxidant Capacity and Anti-Inflammatory of Alcoholic Extraction of Chamomile, Morus, Marshmallow, Borage and Rosemary313410.1234/knh.v8i1.41FAParisaSadigharaدانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران- دانشکده بهداشت- دپارتمان بهداشت محیط- بخش مواد غذایی. ffarjadmand@yahoo.comAbbasBarinGholmrezaJahedFatemeFarjadmand20130813Introduction: In recent years, there has been a growing interest in finding new compound with herbal origins for treatment and prevention of disease. This study aims at investigating the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of Borage officinalis, althaea officinalis, chamaemelum nobile, morus alba and rosmarinus officinals which are commonly used in traditional medicine.Methods: In this study the antioxidant activity was investigated by applying cupric ion reducing assay (cupric assay) and anti-inflammatory activity investigated through inhibition albumin serum denaturation. Results: Morus alba, chamaemelum nobile and borage officinals were found to have the highest antioxidant capacity. Chamaemelum nobile, rosmarinus officinals and althaea officinalis had considerable anti-inflammatory activity and the alcoholic extraction of nobile and rosmarinus officinals had marked anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.Conclusion: Use of screening tests such as the above-mentioned methods are useful for finding biological components with different effects.