(Download) "In Vitro Cytotoxicity Studies of 20 Plants Used in Nigerian Antimalarial Ethnomedicine." by Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: In Vitro Cytotoxicity Studies of 20 Plants Used in Nigerian Antimalarial Ethnomedicine.
- Author : Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 192 KB
Description
Abstract Twenty plants identified and selected from Southwest and Middle belt Nigerian antimalarial ethnopharmacology were evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity using the brine shrimp lethality assay. The methanol extracts of 20 plant samples from 11 plant families were subjected to the assay. Of the studied plants, Lippia multiflora and Morinda lucida bark were found to be cytotoxic, with L[C.sub.50] values of 1.1 and 2.6 [micro]g/ml, respectively. The least toxic plant extract was Bridelia micrantha (L[C.sub.50] value 9.0 x [10.sup.6] [micro]g/ml). Most of the plants were found to be relatively non-toxic.