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Table 4 Brine shrimp lethality tests of Terminalia brownii extracts of root (A), stem bark (B), and stem wood (C).

From: Antimicrobial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of extracts of Terminalia brownii roots and stem

Extract type

 

LC50 μg/ml

95% CI

PE

A

285.7

189.2–431.4

 

B

1458.81

608.60–3496.77

 

C

13.008

8.430–20.05

DM

A

1462.2

684.6–3123.3

 

B

36.12

27.36–47.68

 

C

13.525

9.48–19.29

1:1 DM:M

A

4356.76

1273.9–14900.12

 

B

70.27

51.31–86.43

 

C

2.5857

1.23–5.44

M

A

409.84

253.05–663.8

 

B

88.05l

73.56–105.40

 

C

14.88

10.41–21.26

Aqua

A

113.75

88.25–146.6

 

B

68.64

55.80–84.43

 

C

Not Tested

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Cyclophosphamide

 

16.33

10.60–25.15

  1. The results are presented as LC50 values (μg/ml) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI). Key: PE = petroleum ether extract; DM = dicloromethane extract; 1:1 D:M = 1:1 dicloromethane:methanol extract; M = methanol extract; Aqua = aqueous extract;