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Antioxidants are vital substances that protect the body from damages caused by free radical-induced oxidative stress.A variety of natural antioxidants are found in plants.The plant phenolic compounds and flavonoids are the best natural antioxidants having significant efficiency.Flavonoids and phenolic compounds are strong antioxidants capable of scavenging free radicals,antiaging,anticancer activity and enhance human immunity. Plant based antioxidants are preferred in place of synthetic ones because of their non -toxic nature and effective mechanism of action.Many medicinal plants have ben subjected to assessment of their antioxidative potential.Diospyros is an important genus of Ebenaceae family with more than 500 species. Diospyros sylvatica is an endemic species available in Addatheegala forest a part of Eastern ghats.These species have drawn the attention of investigators by the presence of valuable phytochemicals in them