Phytochemical Analysis, Antifungal, and Antioxidant Properties of Two Herbs (Tristemma mauritianum and Crassocephalum bougheyanum) and One Tree (Lavigeria macrocarpa) Species
Table 5
Nitric oxide scavenging activity of plant extracts as a function of concentrations.
Plant extracts
Concentrations (µg/mL)
12.5
25
50
100
200
T. mauritianum (aerial parts)
39.87 ± 10.10a
63.12 ± 6.76ab
70.07 ± 8.06ab
70.14 ± 18.31a
94.19 ± 3.54a
L. macrocarpa (leaves)
78.42 ± 14.67b
89.68 ± 4.06b
90.05 ± 2.34c
92.02 ± 1.04c
96.09 ± 1.02b
L. macrocarpa (roots)
62.71 ± 10.07a
69 ± 8.53a
74.09 ± 6.05b
83.74 ± 2.30b
86.93 ± 2.39b
G. bougheyanum (aerial parts)
50.61 ± 5.02a
66.01 ± 4.99b
79.98 ± 5.09bc
90.18 ± 5.04b
91.89 ± 1.69b
Vitamin C
92.03 ± 0.60c
94.25 ± 0.15b
96.06 ± 0.49d
97.02 ± 0.07e
99.09 ± 0.11h
In each column, values with different letters are statistically different at using Waller–Duncan test.