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The plant of Amaranthus species is utilized for treatment of some common diseases. Moreover the plant contains various biological active constituent such as Flavonoids, Sterol, Glycoside amino acid lipid phenolic acid and other micronutrients. Therefore, it is necessary to exploit it to its maximum potential in the medicinal and pharmaceutical fields. Amaranthus cruentus, is a plant species with a long history of traditional medical applications. Phenolic compounds in plants are of considerable increasing interest and becoming a subject of research due to their bioactive properties like antioxidant, antimicrobial etc. The object of this research was to determine antioxidant activity of Pet ether extract of Amaranthus cruentus, Radical scavenging activity done by DPPH method 100 ug/ml Ascorbic acid shows 18.22% radical scavenging activity while 100ug/ml Amaranthus cruentus Pet ether extract shows 16.71% radical scavenging activity.