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Table 1 The effect of chloroform and methanol fractions on radiant tail flick latency and maximum possible protection (%)

From: Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of solvent fractions of the leaves of Moringa stenopetala Bak. (Moringaceae) in mice models

 

Latency (sec) and Maximum possible protection (%)

Group

Pretreatment

30 min

%

60 min

%

90 min

%

120 min

%

TE

2.05 ± 0.13

2.12 ± 0.08

–

2.52 ± 0.14

–

2.80 ± 0.16

–

2.66 ± 0.18

–

MO

2.22 ± 0.04

8.25 ± 0.08a3c3d3h3

77.5

8.92 ± 0.05a3c3d3h3

86.1

9.25 ± 0.04a3c3d3h3

90.3

8.56 ± 0.06a3c3d3h3

81.5

CF 100

2.15 ± 0.05

2.26 ± 0.06b3

1.4

2.54 ± 0.14b3

5.0

2.99 ± 0.11b3

10.6

2.64 ± 0.1

6.3

CF 200

2.13 ± 0.06

2.35 ± 0.04b3

2.8

2.88 ± 0.03b3

9.2

3.53 ± 0.09a3

17.9

3.88 ± 0.07h3a3

22.3

CF 400

2.2 ± 0.04

2.78 ± 0.07a3

7.5

3.40 ± 0.09h2a3

15.4

5.41 ± 0.09g2h3

41.2

4.04 ± 0.07a3

23.6

MF 100

2.16 ± 0.05

2.60 ± 0.03a3

5.6

3.29 ± 0.06h3a3

14.4

3.58 ± 0.09e3a3

18.2

4.27 ± 0.07a3

27.0

MF 200

2.23 ± 0.05

2.76 ± 0.07a3

6.9

3.70 ± 0.08a3h3

19.0

4.83 ± 0.07e2a3

33.4

4.15 ± 0.07a3

24.6

MF 400

2.23 ± 0.06

2.78 ± 0.05a3

7.1

3.86 ± 0.04a3f3g3

21.0

5.84 ± 0.06e1a3g3

46.6

5.41 ± 0.1e3a3g3

41.0

  1. Values are expressed as Mean ± S.E.M (n = 6); aagainst control, bagainst standard drug, cagainst CF100, dagainst CF200, eagainst CF400,fagainst MF 100, gagainst MF 200, hagainst MF 400. 1 P < 0.05, 2 P < 0.01, 3 P < 0.001; where TE tween eighty, MO morphine, CF and MF refers to chloroform and methanol fractions of Moringa stenopetala respectively; control received 2% Tween 80 where as standard received Morphine orally; Numbers refer to doses in mg/k