“… 32 Saponins of Allium species, I. cornuta and Dioscorea or yam plants have been best studied against hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 )-mediated oxidative injuries by generating highly reactive hydroxyl radicals. 33 , 34 , 35 Saponins, for example, glycyrrhizic acid, asperosaponin VI, elatoside C, tribulosin, platycodin D, astragaloside IV, protodioscin, and trillin are known to increase the activity of several antioxidant enzymes like super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), which work at cellular defense against ROS induced cardiac damage. 24 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 …”