Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Antibacterial Activities of the Selected Tibetan Formulations Used in Gandaki Province, Nepal
Table 4
Root length and number of Allium cepa obtained after incubation with ethanolic extracts of the samples and standard drug.
Groups
Concentration
Root length (cm)
0 (hr)
24 (hrs)
48 (hrs)
72 (hrs)
96 (hrs)
Control
Distilled water
3 ± 0.29 (n = 10)
3.20 ± 0.15 (n = 20)
4.20 ± 0.12 (n = 30)
4.30 ± 0.06 (n = 38)
4.87 ± 0.07 (n = 43)
Basam
1 mg/ml
2.47 ± 0.29 (n = 13)
2.23 ± 0.15 (n = 14)
2.07 ± 0.18 (n = 17)
1.70 ± 0.15 (n = 18)
1.70 ± 0.15 (n = 22)
10 mg/ml
2.77 ± 0.15 (n = 12)
2.53 ± 0.09 (n = 11)
2.20 ± 0.12 (n = 10)
2.17 ± 0.09 (n = 8)
2 ± 0.12 (n = 7)
Dadue
1 mg/ml
2.67 ± 0.09 (n = 13)
2.67 ± 0.09 (n = 14)
2.57 ± 0.07 (n = 16)
2.43 ± 0.09 (n = 18)
2.33 ± 0.09 (n = 19)
10 mg/ml
3 ± 0.29 (n = 14)
3 ± 0.29 (n = 13)
2.90 ± 0.23 (n = 12)
2.70 ± 0.21 (n = 10)
2.60 ± 0.15 (n = 9)
Mutik-25
1 mg/ml
2.90 ± 0.49 (n = 14)
2.73 ± 0.43 (n = 16)
2.73 ± 0.43 (n = 17)
2.30 ± 0.44 (n = 20)
2.27 ± 0.43 (n = 24)
10 mg/ml
2.90 ± 0.35 (n = 14)
2.93 ± 0.34 (n = 14)
2.57 ± 0.35 (n = 12)
2.50 ± 0.29 (n = 10)
2.33 ± 0.17 (n = 10)
Serdok-11
1 mg/ml
4.10 ± 0.15 (n = 13)
4.73 ± 0.30 (n = 14)
4.57 ± 0.15 (n = 16)
4.47 ± 0.20 (n = 18)
4.37 ± 0.19 (n = 19)
10 mg/ml
2.63 ± 0.09 (n = 11)
2.57 ± 0.13 (n = 10)
2.53 ± 0.17 (n = 9)
2.47 ± 0.13 (n = 8)
2.37 ± 0.13 (n = 7)
Cyclophosphamide
1 mg/ml
2.97 ± 0.03 (n = 12)
2.97 ± 0.09 (n = 14)
2.90 ± 0.12 (n = 14)
2.53 ± 0.18 (n = 16)
2.40 ± 0.23 (n = 18)
10 mg/ml
3.57 ± 0.43 (n = 13)
3.30 ± 0.44 (n = 11)
3.10 ± 0.44 (n = 10)
2.87 ± 0.43 (n = 8)
2.67 ± 0.55 (n = 6)
Notes: all experiments were performed with three replicates, and data were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. Statistical significance is given for comparison of root length obtained at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hrs with respect to the control (distilled water) ,,;n: root number.
