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Recently, the interest in discovering natural antioxidants has increased tremendously for their application to control onset of multiple diseases. The present study was designed to determine polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant potential of Hedera nepalensis. Crude extract of H. nepalensis and its fractions (n-hexane, ethyl acetate and aqueous) was prepared by solvent–solvent extraction. Total flavonoid and phenolic contents were determined by colorimetric methods using quercetin and gallic acid as standard. Further quantitative analysis of phenolic and flavonoid compounds was carried out by using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest amount of total flavonoid (2.4 ± 0.164 mg QE/100 mg) and phenolic contents (12.90 ± 0.15 mg GAE/100 mg). Using HPLC-DAD, catechin was identified in aqueous fraction and …