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Table 4 The effect of Z. scabra on weight composition of wet and dried stool in castor induced-diarrhea in mice

From: Experimental assessment of antidiarrheal and antisecretory activity of 80% methanolic leaf extract of Zehneria scabra in mice

Group

Stool fluid content in Weight (g)

 

1hr

2hr

3hr

4hr

2%TW-80

0.18 ± 0.12

0.50 ± 0.04

0.29 ± 0.08)a

0.04 ± 0.03

Lop3

0.07 ± 0.09

0.36 ± 0.18

0.00 ± 0.00***

0.01 ± 0.01

ZS100

0.26 ± 0.10

0.28 ± 0.05

0.09 ± 0.03**

0.04 ± 0.02

ZS200

0.40 ± 0.09

0.18 ± 0.07

0.04 ± 0.02***

0.07 ± 0.04

ZS400

0.42 ± 0.11

0.05 ± 0.02*

0.05 ± 0.02***

0.01 ± 0.01

  1. Values are mean weight of stool ± S.E. (n=5), *p< 0.05 compared with the negative control, **p<0.01 compared with the negative control, ***p<0.001 compared with the negative control. ap<0.001 values compared with the postive control.