Table 4 Cytotoxic effect of water and ethanol roots extracts of Monamotsho ( M. serata ) on brine shrimps ( Artemia salina ) larvae (% mortality)
Conc. (μg/mL) | Total no. | Number of dead (24 hr) | % mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Control | Methanol | Ethanol | Log of conc. | Methanol | Ethanol |
| Â | 10 | 0 | Â | Â | - | 0 | 0 |
20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.30 | 20 | 20 |
40 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.60 | 10 | 10 |
60 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.77 | 10 | 10 |
80 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.90 | 50 | 50 |
100 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 | 100 | 100 |
LC50 |  |  | 0.26 μg/mL | 0.18 μg/mL |  |  |  |