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Table 2 Anti-influenza A virus effects of some medicinal plants extracts and fractions

From: Potential antiviral effects of some native Iranian medicinal plants extracts and fractions against influenza A virus

Plant

Extracts or Fractions

Concentration in DMSO

CC50 (μg/ml)

NCTC (μg/ml) & EC50 (μg/ml)

Selectivity index

(SI = CC50/EC50)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

881.87 ± 0.03

55.12

16

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

5.19 ± 0.00

2.57

2

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

3529.48 ± 0.76

441.12

8

Myrtus communis

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

10.40 ± 0.00

2.60

4

Myrtus communis

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

2.60 ± 0.00

0.65

4

Myrtus communis

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

603.67 ± 0.60

37.73

16

Melissa officinalis

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

1813.99 ± 0.23

113.37

16

Melissa officinalis

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

1427.10 ± 0.45

44.62

32

Melissa officinalis

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

4413.80 ± 3.69

551.72

8

Hypericum perforatum

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

10.41 ± 0.00

1.30

8

Hypericum perforatum

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

10.99 ± 0.00

2.75

4

Hypericum perforatum

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

3929.08 ± 2.47

122.7

32

Tilia platyphyllos

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

152.26 ± 0.50

9.56

15.92

Tilia platyphyllos

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

267.45 ± 8.8

16.69

16.03

Tilia platyphyllos

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

277.56 ± 3.19

34.62

8.02

Salix alba

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

3647.45 ± 52.52

113.70

32

Salix alba

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

1755.28 ± 0.89

219.37

8

Salix alba

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

2816.86 ± 77.80

88.03

32

Camellia sinensis

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

161.89 ± 2.30

20.25

8

Camellia sinensis

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

13.28 ± 0.00

1.62

8.17

Camellia sinensis

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

877.28 ± 3.80

27.41

32

Camellia sinensis)fermented(

Crude E.

100 mg/ml

1038.192 ± 88.73

129.87

8

Camellia sinensis)fermented(

Chloroform F.

100 mg/ml

875.61 ± 7.55

109.50

8

Camellia sinensis)fermented(

Methanol F.

100 mg/ml

405.13 ± 3.71

50.62

8

Amantadine hydrochloride

–

2000 μg/ml H2O

197.001 ± 1.533

98.500

2

Oseltamivir carboxylate

–

4000 μg/ml H2O

788.505 ± 6.006

394.250

2

  1. CC50 50% cytotoxic concentration, EC50 50% effective concentration, NCTC non-cytotoxic concentrations (EC50 and NCTC values were equal), SI Selectivity Index