Research Article

Potential Antiproliferative Activity and Evaluation of Essential Oil Composition of the Aerial Parts of Tamarix aphylla (L.) H.Karst.: A Wild Grown Medicinal Plant in Jordan

Table 3

Cytotoxicity IC50 values (mean ± standard deviation (SD)) of cisplatin, doxorubicin, and T. aphylla extracts tested in a panel of cancer cell lines.

TreatmentCytotoxicity (IC50 value: mean ± SD; μg/mL)
MCF-7Caco-2Panc-1PDL Fibroblasts

Doxorubicin0.01 ± 0.0010.10 ± 0.010.06 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.02
Cisplatin1.17 ± 0.131.11 ± 0.155.97 ± 0.579.08 ± 0.29
T. aphylla AE2.17 ± 0.10479.76 ± 54.99Nontoxic79.99 ± 4.90
T. aphylla EE26.65 ± 3.09130.55 ± 12.2588.74 ± 2.44154.90 ± 3.29

Notes. Nontoxic within the investigated concentration range (0.1–800 μg/mL). AE: aqueous extract; EE: ethanol extract.