Review Article

Phylogeny, Phytomedicines, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, and Toxicity of Croton gratissimus Burch (Euphorbiaceae)

Table 6

Activities of various leaf extracts of Croton gratissimus and standard (doxorubicin hydrochloride) on noncancerous and cancerous cell lines [16].

ExtractsLC50 (μg/mL)IC50 (μg/mL) and selectivity index = LC50/IC50
VeroA549SICaCO-2SIHeLaSIMCF-7SI

Acetone462.8897.464.7574.056.2578.215.9183.745.52
Ethanol152.3079.601.9148.463.1473.782.0639.753.83
Water533.33>200<2.66>200<2.66>200<2.66>200<2.66
Doxorubicin1.901.301.461.081.752.170.871.111.71