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INVESTIGATION OF PRELIMINARY CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC STEM AND LEAF EXTRACTS OF Amoora cucullata (Pages : 24 - 28)

Amoora cucullata (amur), a member of Meliaceae family is a typical mangrove tree and traditionally used as a therapeutic agent to treat diarrhoea and inflammation like diseases. In order to find out the aqscientific basis of such uses, the present study was undertaken to determine the cytotoxic potential of this plant. Brine shrimp lethality assay was employed to determine the preliminary cytotoxic activity of ethanolic extracts obtained from stem and leaf of this plant. The ethanolic stem extract exhibited a potential LC50 value at 10?g/ml identical to the value obtained from standard drug. Thus, these preliminary experimental findings support ethno-medicinal uses of this plant and demand further investigation in isolating active principle.Download