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Table 2 Anti-leishmanial activity of D. gracilescens crude extracts against promastigotes of L. donovani

From: Bio-guided isolation of anti-leishmanial natural products from Diospyros gracilescens L. (Ebenaceae)

Plant

Part

Solvent

Promastigote of L. donovani (MHOM/SD/62/1S)

IC50 ± SD (μg/ml)

D. grascilisens

Root

H20: EtOH

>  100

Stem bark

H20: EtOH

>  100

Leaf

H20: EtOH

>  100

Trunk

H20: EtOH

5.84 ± 0.20

Positive control

Amphotericin B

0.34 ± 0.22

  1. Activity data are expressed as mean ± Standard deviation (SD) from triplicate experiments; IC50: 50% Inhibitory Concentration