10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 2 2013 (April - June) The present study was aimed to investigate the phytochemicals and antioxidant potential of crude extract of lessThan i greaterThan Argemone maxicana linn lessThan /i greaterThan The Phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tepinoids, carbohydrates, saponins and tannins. The antioxidant property of the extract was assessed by 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging method. RAJINI SHRIVASTAVA, SHOWKET HUSSAIN BHAT, MOHD YOUSUF MALLA AND MOHD IQBAL MIR phytochemicals antioxidant Argemone maxicana linn, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). 960-965