Table 3 Influence of the aqueous and methanol extracts of Piptadeniastrum africanum on organs weight after CFA induced arthritis

Healthy control

-

6.69 ± 0.16

0.60 ± 0.01

0.91 ± 0.03

0.63 ± 0.04

Arthritic control

-

9.19 ± 0.29^β

1.27 ± 0.04^β

1.35 ± 0.08^β

0.31 ± 0.01^β

Indomethacin

5

7.45 ± 0.40^a

0.81 ± 0.01^a

0.98 ± 0.02^a

0.54 ± 0.01^a

Aqueous extract

200

7.85 ± 0.03

0.90 ± 0.05

1.12 ± 0.01

0.45 ± 0.04

400

6.61 ± 0.09^b

0.77 ± 0.05^a

0.91 ± 0.09^b

0.54 ± 0.02^a

Methanol extract

200

7.55 ± 0.30^a

0.89 ± 0.01

1.03 ± 0.04^a

0.59 ± 0.06^b

400

6.55 ± 0.30^c

0.74 ± 0.14^b

0.93 ± 0.06^b

0.62 ± 0.01^b