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Table 5 Mortality rates (%) of T. spiralis adult worms exposed to different concentrations of C. rotundus 90% MeOH extract and its derived fractions by exposure times

From: In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic and chemical studies of Cyperus rotundus L. extracts

Mortality rates (%)	Drug dose μg/ml	Exposure time (h)
Drugs	Drug dose μg/ml	1 h	4 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
Albendazole	400	84	100	100	100	100
	200	54	68	100	100	100
	100	22	36	74	100	100
	50	6	18	30	54	62
	25	2	8	18	30	40
90% MeOH ext	500	22	26	52	76	100
	250	14	20	34	62	90
	125	6	8	22	32	54
	50	0	2	10	22	32
	25	0	0	6	18	18
EtOAc fr	500	30	40	68	86	100
	250	18	28	46	72	100
	125	10	12	34	48	66
	50	6	8	16	26	36
	25	0	4	6	16	20
Pet-ether fr	500	50	64	88	100	100
	250	26	40	62	90	100
	125	10	28	42	66	88
	50	2	8	26	46	50
	25	0	6	10	18	22
n-BuOH fr	500	62	76	100	100	100
	250	42	60	90	100	100
	125	22	36	58	100	100
	50	8	10	28	44	56
	25	4	6	14	26	30

Worm mortality % = (the number of dead worms / total number of worms) × 100%

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