Table 1.

The maximum non-cytotoxic dose of AME in chicken lymphocytes culture system.

AME concentration (mg/ml)	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4
Mean OD (570 nm)± SD*	0.162±0.075	0.173±0.011	0.183±0.005	0.190±0.007	0.197±0.002	0.203±0.002	0.213±0.006	0.223±0.006	0.239±0.003	0.252±0.010
% viability rate#	54.72	57.66	61.82	64.18	66.55	68.58	71.95	75.33	80.74	85.13
AME concentration (mg/ml)	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.05	0.01	0.005	0.001	0.0005	0.0001
Mean OD (570 nm)± SD*	0.269±0.008	0.296±0.002	0.297±0.004	0.298±0.004	0.300±0.007	0.302±0.006	0.305±0.006	0.308±0.005	0.311±0.003
% viability rate#	90.87	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Cd at 1%=0.014; Cd at 5%=0.010; SEM=0.003. *p<0.05; #Percent viability rate calculated as {OD (treated)/OD (Control)} 100%. AME=Artemisia indica methanol extract, SD=Standard deviation, SEM=Standard error of the mean