Table 3 Cytotoxic effect of different extracts of the selected Sudanese plants

Indgosfera spinosa

Stem

n-Hexane

27.79

40.43

4.16

5.64

Ethanol

14.98

42.48

5.42

6.08

Methanol

11.16

41.86

4.93

6.79

Water

12.95

33.90

6.18

8.11

Nicotiana gluaca

Leaves

n-Hexane

95.08

99.38

45.63

62.05

Ethanol

49.66

81.10

38.57

36.25

Methanol

19.83

75.58

10.15

22.64

Water

17.20

49.81

8.09

19.79

Stem

n-Hexane

87.07

92.01

44.35

59.46

Ethanol

33.58

49.28

32.63

25.43

Methanol

43.47

53.51

40.47

27.87

Water

28.95

57.53

38.56

19.89

Tephrosia apollinea

Aerial part

n-Hexane

53.86

87.20

9.65

26.95

Ethanol

46.91

86.94

7.88

16.28

Methanol

47.43

87.09

10.23

18.91

Water

16.86

25.60

4.68

5.79

Tamarix nilotica

Leaves

n-Hexane

29.33

47.25

8.77

14.58

Ethanol

7.8

46.61

5.83

22.89

Methanol

19.61

46.14

6.65

17.35

Water

6.93

28.47

3.87

11.68

Combretum hartmannianum

Leaves

n-Hexane

80.03

95.76

7.75

16.62

Ethanol

33.69

54.04

6.35

7.88

Methanol

17.61

78.22

7.79

9.58

Water

26.02

36.30

6.23

5.65

Bark

n-Hexane

26.30

42.43

5.74

6.61

Ethanol

29.11

76.79

6.48

8.36

Methanol

13.75

73.64

9.57

11.59

Water

28.40

49.92

10.11

9.47

Capparis decidua

Stem

n-Hexane

33.78

50.07

5.34

15.45

Ethanol

8.5

41.99

3.69

5.77

Methanol

14.76

39.87

5.58

19.57

Water

21.82

54.41

6.76

4.38