Alcoholic Extract of Eclipta alba Shows In Vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity without Exhibiting Toxicological Effects

Table 1

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents and the antioxidant activity of AEEA extract along with standard ascorbic acid.

Test sample	TPC (mg/g DW)	TFC (mg/g DW)	TAA (mg/g DW)	% of inhibition at the concentration of 25 μg/mL			IC50 (μg/mL)
				DPPH	NO	LPIA	DPPH	NO	LPIA
AEEA	31.67 ± 3.82	91.67 ± 5.05	173.33 ± 5.77	25.62	21.90	19.58	136.57 ± 6.83	308.73 ± 6.34	126.99 ± 8.10
AA			726.57 ± 9.33	63.75	47.77	36.36	33.5 ± 1.03	66.27 ± 1.55	55.64 ± 3.27

AEEA = alcoholic extract of Eclipta alba, AA = ascorbic acid, TPC = total phenolic contents, TFC = total flavonoid contents, TAA = total antioxidant activity, DPPH assay = 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay, NO assay = nitric oxide assay, and LPIA = lipid peroxidation inhibition activity. Values are mean ± standard deviation.