Table 2. Multiple comparison of mean threshold cycle (Ct) among groups.
#Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD), p<0.05
| Groups | Mean difference | p-value |
| Black Pepper with methylcellulose* Long Pepper with methylcellulose | 0.814 | 0.012# |
| Long Pepper with methylcellulose* Dried Ginger with methylcellulose | -1.593 | 0.000# |
| Dried Ginger with methylcellulose* Calcium Hydroxide | -0.364 | 0.627 |
| Calcium Hydroxide* Chlorhexidine | -1.110 | 0.000# |
| Chlorhexidine*Saline | 5.806 | 0.000# |
| Saline*Black Pepper with methylcellulose | -3.553 | 0.000# |
| Black Pepper with methyl cellulose*Dried Ginger with methylcellulose | -0.779 | 0.018# |
| Black Pepper with methylcellulose*Calcium Hydroxide | -1.143 | 0.000# |
| Black Pepper with methylcellulose*Chlorhexidine | -2.253 | 0.000# |
| Long Pepper with methylcellulose*Calcium Hydroxide | -1.957 | 0.000# |
| Long Pepper with methyl cellulose*Chlorhexidine | -3.067 | 0.000# |
| Long Pepper with methylcellulose*Saline | 2.739 | 0.000# |
| Dried ginger with methylcellulose* Chlorhexidine | -1.474 | 0.000# |
| Dried ginger with methylcellulose*Saline | 4.332 | 0.000# |
| Calcium Hydroxide*Saline | 4.696 | 0.000# |