Figure 2.
Cytotoxicity of the eight plant extracts and essential oils and the EM in DF-1 cells in vitro. Viability (%) of DF-1 cells cultured with various concentrations of (A) PGE, (B) PAE, (C) BPE, (D) AAE, (E) PMPE, (F) POE, (G) AAO, (H) CSO, and (I) the EM relative to the Mock 24 and 48 h before the CCK-8 assay. Data are expressed as means ± S.D. of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005, ****P < 0.001. AAE, Acalypha australis L. extract; AAO, Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant. essential oil; BPE, Bidens pilosa L. extract; CCK-8, Cell Counting Kit-8; CSO, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Ktze essential oil; DF-1, chicken embryo fibroblast; EM, extract and essential oil mixture (non-toxic concentrations of PGE, PAE, BPE, AAE, PMPE, POE, AAO, and CSO); PAE, Plantago asiatica L. extract; PGE, Punica granatum L. extract; PMPE, Pteris multifida Poir extract; POE, Portulaca oleracea L. sp. Pl. extract.
