Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Essential Oils from Ugandan Medicinal Plants: In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Effects on IL-1β-Induced Proinflammatory Mediators by Human Gingival Fibroblasts

Table 1

IC50 values of the essential oils on human gingival fibroblasts.
Plant essential oil Cytotoxicity (IC50 values in µg/mL)
Bidens pilosa [A]38 ± 7
Cymbopogon nardus [P]50 ± 4
Ocimum gratissimum [L]36 ± 2
Zanthoxylum chalybeum [R]26 ± 3
Plant family names: [A], Asteraceae; [P], Poaceae; [L], Lamiaceae; [R], Rutaceae.