Table 3.
Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of Saururus chinensis extracts by gr inding technique

Grinding technique Inhibition rate of xanthine oxidase (%)
Water extracts 50% Ethanol extracts
Normal grinding 6.6 0.2ab 30.7 0.3a
Fine grinding 6.5 0.5a 33.2 0.1b
Ultrafine grinding 7.3 0.2b 42.6 0.2c
Means separation within columns by 5% DMRT.