Table 5.

Anti-inflammatory activity (% NO decrease) of extracts from Cladium mariscus (sawgrass) seeds.

Sample	NO Decrease (%)
Water	36.45 ± 7.37 cd
Acetone	26.98 ± 3.80 d
Aq. Acetone	n.a.
Ethanol	38.05 ± 3.02 c
Aq. Ethanol	60.09 ± 4.11 b
L-NAME *	73.40 ± 4.28 a

* Positive control, tested at 200 μg/mL. Values represent the mean ± SD (n = 6). Different letters “a–d” mean significant differences (p < 0.05). n.a.: not active.