Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activities of Bulbine abyssinica Used in the Folk Medicine in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Table 3

Effect of acetone and aqueous extracts of B. abyssinica on erythrocyte membrane haemolysis.

Concentration (g/mL)	Standard (diclofenac sodium)	Acetone extract of B. abyssinica	Aqueous extract of B. abyssinica
	Mean % inhibition ± SD	Mean % inhibition ± SD	Mean % inhibition ± SD
1000	89.19 ± 1.78	70.72 ± 0.77	79.50 ± 1.41
500	79.95 ± 6.14	56.31 ± 0.78	75 ± 1.17
400	79.51 ± 2.17	34.69 ± 0.79	62.61 ± 2.17
300	63.06 ± 2.81	30.63 ± 0.39	44.14 ± 0.78
200	58.56 ± 1.03	31.08 ± 0.68	41.89 ± 1.35
100	58.55 ± 0.78	21.4 ± 0.78	16.44 ± 0.39

Data expressed as means ± SD; ; values along a row with different superscripts are significantly different ().