Original Article

Antioxidant and Anti-Cancer Potentials of Rheum emodi Rhizome Extracts

Table 1

IC50 values of aqueous and methanolic extracts of R. emodi in MDA-MB-435S and Hep3B cell lines as determined in XTT assay.

MDA-MB-435S (μg ml−1)Hep3B (μg ml−1)

Aqueous extract33.00 ± 8.3185.58 ± 3.60
Methanolic extract8.50 ± 3.7038.43 ± 6.00