Anti-Inflammatory Activity Is a Possible Mechanism by Which the Polyherbal Formulation Comprised of Nigella sativa (Seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (Root), and Smilax glabra (Rhizome) Mediates Its Antihepatocarcinogenic Effects

Table 3

Viability of rat peritoneal cells cultured with different doses of the decoction.

Treatment groups		Number of live cells (%)
		0 h	1 h	24 h
Control		96.2 ± 1.1	94.6 ± 2.6	89.3 ± 1.2
Decoction	1600 μg/mL	43.6 ± 1.9*	31.7 ± 2.4*	15.4 ± 2.9*
	1200 μg/mL	93.6 ± 1.8	91.5 ± 1.7	87.3 ± 1.3
	600 μg/mL	94.3 ± 2.1	90.8 ± 1.9	88.4 ± 1.6
	300 μg/mL	92.9 ± 2.4	91.1 ± 2.6	87.9 ± 2.1

Values are expressed as mean percentage of living cells ± SEM; 𝑛=6/concentration.
*Significant when compared with control; 𝑃≤0.05.