Abstracto

Polyphenols: Methods of Extraction

Karishma Rajbhar, Himanshu Dawda and Usha Mukundan

Natural phenols and polyphenols are compounds found in plants. Polyphenols include phenolic acids and flavanoids. Polyphenols provide health benefits such as antioxidant, antiviral, anti-microbial, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, analgesic, antipyretic activities. In this review, a assortment of different types of extraction methods such as water bath, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), solvents and ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE) for polyphenols is covered followed by various methods of estimation