10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 2 2013 (April - June) Fruits of lessThan i greaterThan Berberis asiatica lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Pyracantha crenulata lessThan /i greaterThan are traditionally consumed by local people of north western Himalayan states of India for the treatment of oxidative stress induced ailments lessThan b greaterThan . lessThan /b greaterThan Methanolic extract from mature fruits were evaluated for their total phenolics, related antioxidant compounds and activities. Result showed that lessThan i greaterThan Berberis asiatica lessThan /i greaterThan possesses the higher level of total polyphenols, catechins and ascorbic acid then lessThan i greaterThan Pyracantha crenulata lessThan /i greaterThan while lessThan i greaterThan Pyracantha crenulata lessThan /i greaterThan possesses the higher level of β-carotene and lycopene then lessThan i greaterThan Berberis asiatica lessThan /i greaterThan . Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities at four different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/ml) were evaluated. lessThan i greaterThan Berberis asiatica lessThan /i greaterThan showed higher antioxidant potential as compare to the lessThan i greaterThan Pyracantha crenulata. lessThan /i greaterThan Results of the finding provides evidence that the crude methanolic extract of the studied wild fruits are valuable source of natural antioxidant, which can be applied in both healthy medicine and food industry R.S.PAL , R.ARUN KUMAR, P.K.AGRAWAL AND J.C.BHATT Total phenolics, Antioxidant activities, Wild edible fruits, North-western Himalaya 113-123