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. 2021 Mar 11;14(3):253. doi: 10.3390/ph14030253

Table 1.

Non-toxic concentrations of 7 essential oils, mixed oil, tea and coffee extracts, and their major constituents in anti-cellulite herbal compress selected from 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay.

Samples Concentrations (μg/mL)
KR 1 FB 2 PA 3 A 4
1. Lemon grass oil 31.25 31.25 31.25 62.5
2. Ginger oil 62.5 125 62.5 125
3. Black pepper oil 125 125 125 125
4. Long pepper oil 125 250 125 250
5. Tea water extract 125 250 125 250
6. Turmeric oil 125 250 125 250
7. Cassumunar ginger oil 250 250 250 250
8. Coffee water extract 250 250 250 250
9. Kaffir lime oil 250 250 250 250
10. Mixed oil 250 250 250 250
11. Camphor ND ND 200 200
12. Camphene ND ND 200 200
13. Citral ND ND 200 200
14. 3-carene ND ND 200 200
15. D-limonene ND ND 200 200
16. β-myrcene ND ND 200 200
17. α-pinene ND ND 200 200
18. β-pinene ND ND 200 200
19. Terpinene-4-ol ND ND 200 200
20. Caffeine 1 mM (194.2 µg/mL)
21. Adrenaline 0.1 mM (18.3 µg/mL)

1 Keratinocyte; 2 Fibroblast; 3 3T3-L1 preadipocyte; and 4 adipocyte cells. (ND = not determined).