Research Article

Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under Reduced Oxygen Conditions Using Intracellular and Axenic Assays

Table 2

Cytotoxicity of the four plants used in intracellular assay using A549 cells.

PlantExtract (100 µg/mL)% viability of A549 cells

A. calamusAcetone 96 ± 3
Ethanol113 ± 7
Aqueous102 ± 32

O. sanctumAcetone 97 ± 5
Ethanol73 ± 14
Aqueous114 ± 19

P. nigrumAcetone 90 ± 7
Ethanol98 ± 19
Aqueous118 ± 11

P. tuberosaAcetone 118 ± 20
Ethanol97 ± 19
Aqueous82 ± 14

Values represent mean ± SD of % viable A549 cells from two independent assays.