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Table 2 The quantity extracted from 1 gram of dry plant material, MIC values, total activity, cytotoxicity and selectivity index (SI)

From: The efficacy and safety of nine South African medicinal plants in controlling Bacillus anthracis Sterne vaccine strain

Plant names

Quantity extracted per 1 gram (mg/g)

Mean MIC (mg/ml)

Total Activity (ml/g)

Cytotoxicity (μg/ml)

SI

Hypericum roeperianum

119.97

0.04

2999

66.2 ± 0.02

1.66

Cremaspora triflora

20.17

0.16

126

57.4 ± 2.94

0.36

Heteromorpha arborescens

26.03

0.16

163

81.0 ± 7.6

0.51

Pittosporum viridiflorum

27.17

0.08

340

54.6 ± 14.3

0.68

Bolusanthus speciosus

23.03

0.04

576

52.8 ± 3.92

1.32

Calpurnia aurea

28.63

0.31

92

13.6 ± 2.26

0.04

Maesa lanceolata

111.23

0.02

5562

2.38 ± 0.25

0.12

Elaeodendron croceum

89.97

0.31

290

5.2 ± 0.24

0.02

Morus mesozygia

18.47

0.04

462

40.7 ± 1.54

1.02

Gentamicin

ND

0.0002

NA

NA

ND

Doxorubicin

NA

NA

NA

8.3 ± 1.76

ND

  1. NA Not applicable, MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration. The standard deviation for the MICs (9 determinations) were 0.00