An uncontrolled rise in ROS, referred to as oxidative stress, is known to contribute to diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, essential hypertension, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson???s and Alzheimer???s among others [1,4,5].Plant antioxidants are part of our daily nutrition and many medicinal plants are proven to have a high antioxidant capacity [6].