Table 1.
EC50 values of antioxidant activity assay of liquid-liquid partitioned extracts obtained from both varieties of M. chamomilla in mg/mL. Ascorbic acid and quercetin were used as positive controls.
| Type of Extract | Jordanian Chamomile (mg/mL) |
European Chamomile (mg/mL) |
n |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | inactive | inactive | 3 |
| 10% aq MeOH | inactive | inactive | 3 |
| EtOAc (Mean ± SEM) |
0.20 (0.20 ± 3.29 × 10−5) |
0.16 (0.16 ± 2.77 × 10−5) |
3 |
| ascorbic acid (control) mg/mL (Mean ± SEM) |
0.11 (0.11 ± 1.43 × 10−5) |
3 | |
| quercetin (control) mg/mL (Mean ± SEM) |
0.03 (0.03 ± 4.00 × 10−4) |
3 | |
n = number of samples, SEM = standard error of mean.