Characterization of secondary metabolites from the berries of and their antioxidant properties.

is a medicinal plant used traditionally for treating various diseases. The antioxidant assay for the crude extracts obtained from the berries of was carried out using DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) method. Purified antioxidant compounds were obtained by chromatographic methods and were subjected to structure elucidation using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).