Table 4.
Anticholinesterase activity in different extracts.
| Solvent or Standard | Plant Tissue | Anticholinesterase Activities (IC50) |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | Leaf | 342.768 ± 1.0568 *a |
| Stem | 809.096 ± 1.1003 b | |
| Root | 1005.77 ± 1.776 bi (IC 25) | |
| Ethanol | Leaf | 910 ± 0.0123 c |
| Stem | 930 ± 0.0071 c | |
| Root | - | |
| Aqueous | Leaf | 234 ± 0.0087 d |
| Stem | 581 ± 0.036 ce | |
| Root | - | |
| Dichloromethane | Leaf | 770 ± 0.0187 f |
| Stem | 478 ± 0.0174 cg | |
| Root | 1800 ± 0.081 hi (IC 25) | |
| n-hexane | Leaf | - |
| Stem | - | |
| Root | n.d | |
| Essential Oil | Leaf | - |
| Stem | - | |
| Root | - | |
| Tacrine | 2.59 ± 0.012 j |
Means in a column followed by a different lowercase letter represents results are significantly different (ANOVA p < 0.05, Tukey test); * Standard error. n.d—not determined.