Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr.

Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. belongs to the Geraniaceae family and an endemic species for Turkey. Previous studies have demonstrated the aerial parts of Erodium pelargoniiflorum has been investigated for its alkaloid and phenolic acid contents by TLC methods and antispasmodic activity in the isolated rat ileum and uterus. Nevertheless, none of the previous research has been done to identify the antioxidant potential and anti-urease activity and total phenolics of the root, flower and aerial parts of the plant. In this study, antioxidant and anti-urease activities of the root, flower and aerial parts extracts prepared with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol were investigated. The highest antioxidant potential was observed in the methanol extract of the flowers. The dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts showed the highest urease inhibition activity