Dried fruits of T. bellerica were obtained from the market and
authenticated by CARISM, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India.
These fruits were ground in a domestic mixer grinder. The powder
was screened in a rotary sieve shaker to select particle sizes
between BSS 200/+300 mesh size (average particle size –
0.064 mm). Aluminium nitrate and potassium acetate used for
the Total Flavonoid Content (TFC) assay were purchased from Hi
Media Ltd., Mumbai, India. Quercetin was purchased from Aldrich