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Table 1 Effects of single medicinal herb of SHT on the cell viability and tyrosinase activity

From: Ssanghwa-tang, an oriental herbal cocktail, exerts anti-melanogenic activity by suppression of the p38 MAPK and PKA signaling pathways in B16F10 cells

Treatment

Concentration (μg/ml)

Viability (%)

Tyrosinase activity (%)

   

No stimulation

α-MSH stimulation

Control

0

100.0 ± 2.3

100.0 ± 4.6

287.7 ± 7.1

P. lactiflora

140

104.5 ± 1.8

130.8 ± 7.6

322.5 ± 8.2

A. gigas

56

101.2 ± 0.6

126.6 ± 2.5

306.8 ± 3.3

A. membranaceus

56

108.2 ± 1.3

152.9 ± 8.1

370.6 ± 5.0

C. officinale

56

100.0 ± 1.1

96.5 ± 3.2

276.1 ± 1.1

R. glutinosa

56

108.5 ± 0.8

101.7 ± 4.9

282.9 ± 1.1

G. glabra

41.9

102.3 ± 0.3

122.5 ± 1.1

374.6 ± 9.0

C. cassia

22.3

106.8 ± 0.6

140.4 ± 6.9

338.8 ± 3.6

Z. officinale

41.9

104.3 ± 1.4

86.3 ± 9.2

207.6 ± 5.5**

Z. jujube

29.9

100.5 ± 0.2

78.9 ± 3.6*

246.2 ± 2.8**

SHT

500

104.4 ± 2.4

58.9 ± 5.5*

100.5 ± 3.1**

  1. The data are representative of two independent experiments carried out in triplicate, and expressed as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05 vs control, **p < 0.05 vs α-MSH-treated cells.