Table 3 Effect of crude hydromethanolic root extract of root of Indigofera spicata on intestinal motility using charcoal as a marker in mice
From: Antidiarrheal activity of crude methanolic root extract of Idigofera spicata Forssk.(Fabaceae)
Group | Total intestinal length (cm) | Distance travelled by charcoal (cm) | % Intestinal transit of charcoal | % Inhibition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NS | 55.67 ± 2.16 | 49.67 ± 2.06††| 89.23 ± 1.26††| 0.00 |
Atropine | 57.83 ± 1.14 | 16.33 ± 1.78 | 28.15 ± 2.90 | 68.45 |
100 mg/kg IS | 54.17 ± 2.15 | 47.67 ± 1.45††| 88.21 ± 1.62††| 1.14 |
200 mg/kg IS | 53.17 ± 1.54 | 45.17 ± 1.89††| 85.13 ± 3.47††| 4.59 |
400 mg/kg IS | 58.33 ± 1.36 | 46.17 ± 1.94††| 79.20 ± 3.11††| 11.24 |