Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers rhizomes inhibitory potential against diabetes and free radicals

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Percentage fatality of brine shrimps expressed by methanolic extract and its different fraction of rhizome of Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers

Concentration (μg/ml)	% age lethality by methanolic extract and its fractions				Control
Concentration (μg/ml)	Methanolic extract	Chloroform fraction	Aqueous fraction	n-hexane fraction	Control
100	40.4 ± 1.3 ^a	30.3 ± 1.3 ^c	20.5 ± 1.6	10.3 ± 1.5	00 ± 00
250	50.6 ± 1.1 ^a	30.5 ± 1.2 ^c	20.4 ± 1.2	10.4 ± 1.3	00 ± 00
500	50.3 ± 1.4 ^a	40.6 ± 1.4 ^c	40.2 ± 1.4	30.5 ± 1.7	00 ± 00
1000	70.5 ± 1.2 ^a	50.4 ± 1.1 ^c	50.3 ± 1.1	40.3 ± 1.6	10.2 ± 1.1

All the treated groups were compared with the control group. c indicates significance at P < 0.05 and a at p < 0.001 (Dunnett’s-test). Performed the experiments in triplicate (n = 3)