Comparative Chemical Profiling and Biological Potential of Essential Oils of Petal, Choke, and Heart Parts of Cynara scolymus L. Head

Figure 7

Effect of petal, choke, and heart essential oils of C. scolymus on (a) cell viability and (b) nitric acid production on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Data are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments (n = 3). and represent significant statistical difference ( < 0.05) relative to the control group as performed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.

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