Protective Effect of a Polyherbal Aqueous Extract Comprised of Nigella sativa (Seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (Roots), and Smilax glabra (Rhizome) on Bleomycin Induced Cytogenetic Damage in Human Lymphocytes

Table 3

Number of lymphocytes bearing different number of γ-H2AX foci obtained from four (04) different experimental groups. Total count of 1000 lymphocytes was considered per each test group.

Experimental groups	Number of γH2AX foci
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Negative control	674	218	108	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00
Decoction control (100 µg/mL)	596	283	121	00	00	00	00	00	00	00	00
Bleomycin control (40 µg/mL)	70	116	192	293	185	87	16	09	26	05	01
Test; (decoction + bleomycin)	84	189	294	342	73	08	06	00	03	01	00