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

Table 6 The effect of Z. scabra extract on fluid secretion in Misoprostol-induced mice using small intestine to the body ratio

Group	Weight of small intestine (g)	Ratio of small intestine to the rest body of mice	Inhibition of intestinal content (%)
2%TW-80	2.09 ± 0.20	0.101 ± 0.012^a	-
Lop3	1.56 ± 0.28	0.076 ± 0.006*	24.75
ZS100	1.58 ± 0.26	0.075 ± 0.006*	25.74
ZS200	1.41 ± 0.19	0.071 ± 0.004*	29.70
ZS400	1.17 ± 0.37	0.071 ± 0.009*	29.70

Values are mean ± S.E (n=5), *p< 0.001 compared with the negative control. ^ap<0.001 values compared with the positive control.

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