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Table 2 Percentage maximum drop in blood pressure (%Emax) by the test materials in normotensive anesthetized rats

From: Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of polyherbal formulation and its ingredients in cardiovascular disorders using rodents

Test materials

Concentration

Emax

POL4.Cr

100 (mg/ml)

85.33 ± 1.76 (n = 4)

Verapamil

10 (μM)

86.66 ± 4.41ns (n = 4)

Ci.Cr

100 (mg/ml)

65.00 ± 2.88 **(n = 3)

Gs.Cr

30 (mg/ml)

53.33 ± 14.53**(n = 5)

Ns.Cr

100 (mg/ml)

70.00 ± 5.77 **(n = 5)

Tfg.Cr

100 (mg/ml)

48.5 ± 5.00**(n = 4)

  1. Data represents mean ± SEM of 3 to 5 experiments. ns, non-significant, **p < 0.01 vs POL4.Cr (One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test)
  2. Abbreviations: POL 4 .Cr the crude extract of poly herbal formulation, Ci.Cr the crude extract of C. intybus, Gs.Cr the crude extract of G. sylvestre, Ns.Cr the crude extract of N. sativa, Tfg.Cr the crude extract of T. foenum graecum