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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Effect of EAF with other fractions on EAC cell growth inhibition in mice (in vivo)

From: Evaluation of anti-ROS and anticancer properties of Tabebuia pallida L. Leaves

Name of Experiment

Nature of the drug

Dose mg/kg/day (i.p)

No. of EAC cells in mice on day 6 after tumour cell inoculation

% of cell growth inhibition

Control (EAC cell bearing mice)

–

–

(3.60 ± 0.10) × 107

–

Bleomycin

Standard

0.3 mg/kg

(0.59 ± 0.06) × 107**

83.46 ± 0.75

EAF

Experimental

50 mg/kg

(1.03 ± 0.06) × 107**

71.17 ± 0.44

AQF

Experimental

50 mg/kg

(1.31 ± 0.11) × 107*

63.60 ± 0.81

CHF

Experimental

50 mg/kg

(1.48 ± 0.15) × 107*

58.88 ± 0.35

PEF

Experimental

50 mg/kg

(1.73 ± 0.10) × 107*

51.94 ± 0.56

  1. Number of mice in each case (n = 6); the results were shown as mean ± SEM. Where significant values are *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 when (EAC+ bleomycin/EAF/AQF/CHF/PEF) treated mice compared with EAC bearing control mice