Table 1 Composition of the different formulae of N. sativa essential oils used for the evaluation of anticancer activity

F0

Distilled unformulated essential oil

Volatile oil (1.0%)

DEMSO

F1

Essential oil formulated in nanoemulsion using binary surfactant mixture^a

Volatile oil (1.0%)

Surfactant mixture^a (2.0%)

PG (0.8%)

Water (96.2%)

Water

F2

Essential oil formulated in nanoemulsion using single surfactant^b

Volatile oil % (1.0%)

Surfactant^b (2.0%)

PG (0.8%)

Water (96.2%)

Water