Research Article

Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr. and Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal Extracts Decrease Doxorubicin Cytotoxicity on H9c2 Cardiomyoblasts

Table 1

Total selenium and vitamin C contents in Afrostyrax lepidophyllus and Monodora myristica barks.

ExtractSe (mg/kg)Vitamin C (mg/100 g)Reference

Afrostyrax lepidophyllus1.87 ± 0.512.57 ± 0.87
Monodora myristica1.05 ± 0.012.89 ± 0.55
Echinops giganteus<0.5 ± 0.001.26 ± 0.02[53]
Aframomum daniellii0.7 ± 0.030.94 ± 0.02[53]
Capsicum frutescens0.8 ± 0.041.42 ± 0.13[53]
Mondia whitei<0.5 ± 0.000.4 ± 0.14[53]

The results are presented in mean ± SD of three replicates.