A comparison of the cytotoxic potential of standardized aqueous and ethanolic extracts of a polyherbal mixture comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots) and Smilax glabra (rhizome)

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 335-342

  Samarakoon, Sameera R ^a   Thabrew, Ira ^a   Galhena, Prasanna ^b   De Silva, Dilip ^a   Tennekoon, Kamani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Hemidesmus indicus; MTT and SRB assays; Nigella sativa; Smilax glabra; Standardization

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; FLAVONOID; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; RHODAMINE; SMILAX GLABRA EXTRACT; SULPHORHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHIZOME; SARSAPARILLA; SMILAX GLABRA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 78951481966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75451     Document Type: Article

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