Table 3.

In vitro anti-inflammatory (albumin denaturing potential) of crude extracts.

Conc (μg/mL)	VASAQ	VARAQ	VARMEOH	VASMEOH	VARNHEX	VASNHEX	VASETOAC	VARETOAC	Diclofenac
50	5.78 ± 4.31	10.69 ± 3.77	6.93 ± 2.75	10.11 ± 4.75	45.95 ± 4.16	43.64 ± 1.32	42.19 ± 1.52	37.57 ± 1.00	a32.37 ± 1.50
100	10.11 ± 5.62	12.13 ± 4.25	14.16 ± 2.64	17.63 ± 1.80	48.55 ± 4.07	48.84 ± 1.04	43.93 ± 1.04	43.64 ± 3.04	a37.86 ± 1.26
200	12.13 ± 6.37	14.16 ± 2.00	17.63 ± 2.18	20.52 ± 2.52	50.00 ± 4.19	48.26 ± 0.76	45.37 ± 1.32	46.24 ± 3.12	a44.50 ± 0.86
300	19.94 ± 4.81	17.91 ± 0.57	21.67 ± 1.60	22.83 ± 2.00	50.28 ± 3.62	50.86 ± 0.57	53.17 ± 1.32	44.79 ± 2.08	a52.60 ± 4.73
400	28.61 ± 1.60	19.94 ± 0.76	28.32 ± 0.76	25.14 ± 2.31	52.89 ± 3.21	54.62 ± 1.15	54.62 ± 4.62	51.15 ± 1.75	a64.74 ± 0.76
IC50 ± SEM	1092.00 ± 4.10	17729.00 ± 2.04	1614.00 ± 2.18	4378.00 ± 2.00	192.90 ± 4.19	195.50 ± 0.57	233.80 ± 1.34	446.30 ± 2.08	214.40 ± 0.88

Expressed data are mean ± standard error of mean of determinations made in triplicate.

VASAQ – V. amygdalina aqueous extract (stem), VARAQ – V. amygdalina aqueous extract (root), VARMEOH – V. amygdalina methanol extract (root), VASMEOH – V. amygdalina methanol extract (stem), VARAHEX – V. amygdalina n-hexane extract (root), VASEHEX – V. amygdalina n-hexane extract (stem), VASETOAC – V. amygdalina ethylacetate extract (stem), VARETOAC – V. amygdalina ethylacetate extract (root).

^a- values at p < 0.05 are statistically significant.