Research Article

Safety of Aqueous Extract of Calea ternifolia Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine

Table 1

Biological and toxicological activities of the aqueous extract of C. ternifolia.

Plant/controlEryptosis (%)MCV (fL)TBARS/MDA (μΜ)H2O2 (μΜ)LD50A. salina (μgmL−1)

C. ternifolia73100 ± 2.079 ± 1.514 ± 0.3777 ± 8
Positive control7680 ± 1.965 ± 1.420 ± 0.4<500
Negative control12100 ± 1.939 ± 1.44 ± 0.1>1000

MCV: mean corpuscular volume; TBARS/MDA: thiobarbituric acid/malondialdehyde; H2O2: hydrogen peroxide; LD50: lethal dose 50%. SD: ±. The extracts have significant difference against the negative control, .