Research Article

Major Phytochemical as γ-Sitosterol Disclosing and Toxicity Testing in Lagerstroemia Species

Table 4

The level of DNA damage expressed as Olive Tail Moment (OTM) in PBMCs after treatment with ethanol and hexane Lagerstroemia speciosa, L. indica, L. loudonii, and L. villosa leaf extracts with the first 10-fold dilution concentrations selected.

PlantSolventConcentration (mg/mL)Olive tail moment value

L. speciosaEthanol0.240.21 ± 0.22<0.0001
Hexane0.100.42 ± 0.28<0.0001
Negative control0.02 ± 0.03

L. indicaEthanol0.603.84 ± 2.91<0.0001
Hexane0.401.28 ± 1.24<0.0001
Negative control0.39 ± 0.36

L. loudoniiEthanol0.800.66 ± 0.55<0.0001
Hexane0.200.45 ± 0.350.0228
Negative control0.39 ± 0.36

L. villosaEthanol1.401.20 ± 0.50<0.0001
Hexane0.400.60 ± 0.67<0.0001
Negative control0.39 ± 0.36