Table 2.
Mortality rate and LD-50 values of the investigated Alpinia galanga and Tinospora cordifolia extracts in mice.
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Treatments (n=6) |
Mortality rate of animals (at different plant extract doses in g/kg, i.p.) | LD 50 by Karber's method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Control | No death | No death | No death | No death | No death | No death | |
| AGDC | No death | No death | No death | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6.66 |
| AGET | No death | No death | No death | No death | 2 | 4 | 7.75 |
| TCDC | No death | No death | No death | No death | 2 | 4 | 7.58 |
| TCET | No death | No death | No death | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.83 |
AGDC: Alpinia galanga dichloromethane extract; AGET: Alpinia galanga ethanol extract; TCDC: Tinospora cordifolia dichloromethane extract; TCET: Tinospora cordifolia ethanol extract.