Fig. 1. IL-1β production by activated peritoneal macrophage cultured with Nelumbo nucifera water extracts.
Fig. 2. IFN-γ production by activated peritoneal macrophage cultured with Nelumbo nucifera water extracts.
Fig. 3. TNF-α production by activated peritoneal macrophage cultured with Nelumbo nucifera water extracts.
Table 1. Proliferation index of mice splenocyte cultured with water extracts of Nelumbo nucifera and mitogen
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