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This study\u2019s objective was to analyze the phytochemical composition of five traditional plants, namely Emilia sonchifolia, Chloranthus erectus, Caesalpinia mimosoides, Acacia concinna, and Tacca chantrieri, native to northern Thailand, using LC-QTOF\/MS analysis and assess their potential bioactivity through various assays including DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical scavenging activity, ferric ion reducing antioxidant power, total phenolic compounds, and total flavonoid content. The findings revealed the presence of natural bioactive compounds in each plant extract, which exhibited pharmacological activity. Notably, Caesalpinia mimosoides displayed the highest antioxidant capacity across all plant extracts (IC50 in DPPH with the methanol extract was 0.03 and 898.18 mg AAE\/100 g with the ethanol extract), along with elevated levels of total phenolic and flavonoid content, which showed the highest TFC at 46.79 \u00b5gRE\/g in the methanol extract. In conclusion, traditional plants possess notable biological constituents and antioxidant properties, suggesting their potential for bioactive applications. Based on these findings, these indigenous plants can serve as a valuable resource in traditional medicine, offering the possibility of uncovering new products with similar capabilities and additional therapeutic attributes worthy of future exploration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/plants12233956","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,24]],"date-time":"2023-11-24T06:51:28Z","timestamp":1700808688000},"page":"3956","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Phytochemical Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity of Traditional Plants, Northern Thailand"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Peerapong","family":"Jeeno","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences Research, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sumed","family":"Yadoung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environment, Occupational Health Sciences and Non-Communicable Disease Center of Excellence, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"},{"name":"Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pichamon","family":"Yana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences Research, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Surat","family":"Hongsibsong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences Research, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"},{"name":"Environment, Occupational Health Sciences and Non-Communicable Disease Center of Excellence, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.1186\/s41182-022-00428-1","article-title":"Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda","volume":"50","author":"Ssenku","year":"2022","journal-title":"Trop. 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