Effect of Cadmium on Growth, Bacoside A, and Bacopaside I of Bacopa monnieri (L.), a Memory Enhancing Herb

Table 1

Effect of cadmium on biomass (g fw) in B. monnieri at different concentrations and exposure periods.

Cd concentrations (𝜇M)	Exposure periods (h)
	0	48	96	168
0 𝜇M	1.81±0.14	1.87±0.17	2.07±0.25	2.14±0.24
5 𝜇M	2.03±0.11	2.06±0.12	2.08±0.03	2.17±0.03
10 𝜇M	1.75±0.52	1.75±0.52	1.79±0.52	1.86±0.57
50 𝜇M	1.53±0.42	1.52±0.42	1.20±0.23^A	1.13±0.16^a
100 𝜇M	1.31±0.19	1.31±0.19	0.98±0.07^B	0.94±0.06^b

All values are means of triplicate ± SD.
^Adenote the significance (𝑃<0.05) at 50 𝜇M cadmium as compared to control after 96 hours.
^Bdenotes the significance (𝑃<0.01) at 100 𝜇M cadmium as compared to control after 96 hours.
^adenotes the significance (𝑃<0.05) at 50 𝜇M cadmium as compared to control after 168 hours.
^bdenotes the significance (𝑃<0.05) at 100 𝜇M cadmium as compared to control after 168 hours.