Table 3 Effect of the essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare and reference compounds on the behavior of mice in the open field model

Vehicle

2.17 ± 1.33

2.00 ± 1.26

85.17 ± 19.37

87.16 ± 19.31

FV50

3.33 ± 5.92 ^c*

3.67 ± 7.12 ^d*

80.83 ± 25.34

84.50 ± 25.99

FV100

10.67 ± 4.32 ^{(a, b)*}

9.00 ± 7.54

79.33 ± 10.32 ^f**

88.33 ± 17.81 ^f**

FV200

10.50 ± 4.04 ^a*

14.50 ± 3.27 ^(a,b,e)*

87.50 ± 19.67 ^{(e, f)*}

102.00 ± 21.87 ^e*

FV400

4.50 ± 5.92

3.34 ± 4.55 ^d*

53.00 ± 4.94 ^{(a ,d)*}

56.33 ± 7.76 ^d*

Diazepam

9.33 ± 5.32 ^a*

12.83 ± 10.66 ^a*

122.67 ± 31.6^{(a, d)*.c**}

133.83 ± 34.93^{(a, c)**}