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Table 3 Cytotoxic activity expressed as IC 50 (μg/ml) of extracts of five selected plants

From: The in vitro cytotoxic activity of ethno-pharmacological important plants of Darjeeling district of West Bengal against different human cancer cell lines

Plant

HeLa

Hep G2

MCF-7

Artemisia indica

48 ± 0.6

>50

48 ± 1.2

Eupatorium adenophorum

42 ± 1.49

ND

ND

Eupatorium odoratum

32 ± 3.8

50 ± 0.9

ND

Maesa macrophylla

22.45 ± 2.5

ND

22.66 ± 1.6

Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis

46.7 ± 1.3

ND

49 ± 0.4

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments, each run in triplicate. IC50 was calculated after exposing the cells to the extracts for 24 h.
  2. ND- Not determined.