Research Article

In Vitro Cytotoxic Activity against Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Cells and Flavonoid Content of Plant Ingredients Used in a Selected Thai Traditional Cancer Remedy: Correlation and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

Table 2

Cytotoxic activity (IC50; μg/ml) of plant extracts against breast cancer (MCF-7), ovarian cancer (SKOV3), cervical cancer (HeLa), and human keratinocyte (HaCat) cell lines (mean ± SEM; n = 3).

PlantCytotoxicity (IC50 (μg/ml) ± SEM)
MCF -7SKOV3HelaHaCat

A. ebracteatus>10021.52 ± 1.2825.31 ± 2.2580.95 ± 0.94
A. galanga34.79 ± 4.2433.75 ± 1.2134.88 ± 1.1393.18 ± 2.20
A. villosum30.66 ± 1.2980.79 ± 3.8259.42 ± 2.0252.25 ± 0.58
A. comosus>100>100>100>100
A. paniculata87.02 ± 3.21>100>10038.29 ± 3.20
A. sinensis34.15 ± 1.3389.78 ± 1.2572.25 ± 2.0571.47 ± 2.55
A. dahurica9.87 ± 2.13>100>100>100
A. valgaris49.16 ± 3.6535.44 ± 1.0746.54 ± 2.9227.30 ± 3.71
A. membranaceus>100>100>100>100
B. rotunda29.96 ± 1.0935.05 ± 0.7560.22 ± 2.1534.25 ± 0.62
C. halicacalum45.65 ± 2.32>100>100>100
C. papaya42.2 ± 2.11>100>100>100
C. verum20.88 ± 1.8246.25 ± 1.2524.12 ± 0.8846.16 ± 1.43
C. myrrha>100>10068.77 ± 4.10>100
C. sativus>100>100>100>100
C. stellatopilosus87.65 ± 3.21>100>10034.21 ± 0.10
C. aromatica90.43 ± 3.12>100>1008.78 ± 0.21
C. comosa68.56 ± 2.3261.21 ± 1.2673.21 ± 2.0139.34 ± 0.96
D. opposite>100>100>100>100
E. acoroides>100>100>100>100
F. albopurpurea14.63 ± 4.54>100>100>100
F. vulgare20.34 ± 2.6445.27 ± 2.1268.25 ± 1.85>100
H. indicum29.55 ± 3.2135.13 ± 3.0147.85 ± 2.02>100
E. arvense>100>100>100>100
J. sambac>100>100>100>100
K. galanga49.33 ± 1.45>100>100>100
L. triadra>10046.25 ± 3.01>10081.53 ± 4.17
L. striatum30.22 ± 2.3228.32 ± 1.5236.24 ± 2.20>100
L. barbarum>100>100>100>100
M. cochinchinensis53.47 ± 1.07>100>10037.68 ± 0.85
M. siamensis11.23 ± 2.82>100>10033.39 ± 0.40
M. ferrea86.42 ± 3.21>100>1006.84 ± 0.39
M. elengi>100>100>100>100
M. fragrans64.57 ± 2.22>100>10032.58 ± 0.61
N. nucifera>100>100>100>100
O. tenuiflorum50.56 ± 1.97>100>10095.08 ± 0.59
P. amarus23.23 ± 1.1328.84 ± 2.1535.21 ± 1.0875.28 ± 1.40
P. cablin24.65 ± 2.13>100>100>100
R. glutinosa>100>100>100>100
R. nasutus65.81 ± 3.2848.28 ± 3.13>100>100
S. chinensis.>100>100>100>100
S. indicum>100>100>100>100
T. indica14.76 ± 2.73>100>10092.57 ± 0.94
V. vinifera>100>100>100>100
TTW>100>100>10047.12 ± 3.14
TTE52.33 ± 2.05>100>100>100

TTE = ethanolic extract of the Thai traditional cancer remedy; TTW = aqueous extract of the Thai traditional cancer remedy.