Medical products, medicinal plants and BUDs with antioxidant activity

Abstract

In introduction the role of oxidative stress which proceeds is described or accompanies many illnesses.
The important role of antioxidant therapy is noted. Types of natural antioxidants are resulted. The
especial role of flavonoids which, except strong antioxidant activity, possess many other things improving
actions is noted.
The short review of medicines - the antioxidants successfully applied in medical practice in the Russian
Federation is resulted. For the first time antioxidant activity of some of these medicines by amperometric
method, and also polyvitamins and extracts of known medicinal grasses is determined. The list of last publications
on clinical and therapeutic tests of the strongest natural antioxidants, accessible in the pure state is
resulted: curcumin, quercetin, astaxanthin, dihydroquercetin, epigallocatechin gallate, resveratrol, etc. Big
hopes of treatment of dangerous illnesses (cardiovascular, oncologic, etc.) assign to application of these
strong antioxidants.