Anti-Onchocercal Properties of Extracts of Scoparia dulcis and Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Table 2

Selectivity index (SI) values of extracts of S. dulcis and C. gabunensis against the parasite stages.

O. ochengi Parasite stages	SDHex CC50: 31.25 μg/ml IC50 (μg/ml) S.I		SDMeC CC50: 31.25 μg/ml IC50 (μg/ml) S.I		CGHEX CC50: 3.0 μg/ml IC50 (μg/ml) S.I		CGMeC CC50: 6.5 μg/ml IC50 (μg/ml) S.I
Male	50.78	0.62	62.5	0.50	—	—	50.78	0.13
Female	50.78	0.62	60.57	0.52	—	—	62.5	0.1
Microfilariae	3.91	7.99	3.91	7.99	22.1	0.14	16.28	0.4