10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 5 Issue 4 2014 (October - December) lessThan i greaterThan Curcuma angustifolia lessThan /i greaterThan also known as ' lessThan i greaterThan haledo' lessThan /i greaterThan is commonly found in Sikkim and has many medicinal uses and has been used traditionally since ancient ages. Its rhizome is aromatic and the solvent extract of the rhizome has free radical scavenging activity which was carried out in this study by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl DPPH. Hot methanol extract and cold methanol extract of the dried powder of the rhizome of lessThan i greaterThan C.angustifolia lessThan /i greaterThan was used as sample for antioxidant profiling which was compared with two standards namely BHT (Butylated Hydroxyl Toluene) and Ascorbic acid. Further the percentage scavenging activity and the IC lessThan sub greaterThan 50 lessThan /sub greaterThan value was calculated. GITA THAPA AND BHARAT BASISTHA C.angustifolia, Rhizome, Methanol, DPPH, antioxidant 581-585