Research Article

In Vitro Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Honeybush Tea (Cyclopia genistoides) Extracts

Table 2

IC50 values of different extracts of Cyclopia genistoides.

ExtractsDPPHABTSOHMetal chelatingAscorbic acidBHA

n-hexane IC50 (mg/ml)<5<50.047 ± 0.000.043 ± 0.000.018 ± 0.000.017 ± 0.01
DCM IC50 (mg/ml)<5<50.217 ± 0.000.048 ± 0.010.025 ± 0.010.047 ± 0.00
70% ethanol IC50 (mg/ml)0.021 ± 0.01<50.014 ± 0.010.019 ± 0.000.035 ± 0.010.017 ± 0.00