Research Article

Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of Papaver libanoticum Extract in Mice: Involvement of Opioids Receptors

Table 1

Analgesic effect of different doses of PLE by tail flick method in mice.

TreatmentReaction time (sec, mean ± SEM)
0 hrs0.5 hrs1 hr1.5 hrs2 hrs3 hrs4 hrs6 hrs8 hrs24 hrs

Control (vehicle)2.78 ± 0.132.82 ± 0.182.8 ± 0.142.86 ± 0.232.92 ± 0.22.88 ± 0.042.90 ± 0.282.82 ± 0.233 ± 0.282.9 ± 0.25
PLE 12.5 mg/kg2.76 ± 0.052.9 ± 0.12.87 ± 0.152.8 ± 0.262.8 ± 0.12.8 ± 0.362.9 ± 0.362.73 ± 0.152.83 ± 0.252.8 ± 0.2
PLE 25 mg/kg2.57 ± 0.242.8 ± 0.233.33 ± 0.723.28 ± 0.53.58 ± 0.783.7 ± 0.643.42 ± 0.542.8 ± 0.272.95 ± 0.212.85 ± 0.07
PLE 50 mg/kg3.14 ± 0.113.24 ± 0.113.88 ± 0.84.76 ± 0.734.8 ± 1.155.24 ± 1.34.76 ± 1.133.68 ± 0.973.4 ± 0.142.85 ± 0.07
PLE 75 mg/kg2.93 ± 0.423 ± 0.64 ± 0.75.27 ± 1.326.03 ± 1.196.5 ± 0.955.93 ± 0.954.77 ± 1.163.95 ± 0.493.05 ± 0.21
PLE 100 mg/kg2.87 ± 0.173.51 ± 0.244.20 ± 0.765.84 ± 0.667.09 ± 0.87.46 ± 0.826.44 ± 0.835.63 ± 0.675.15 ± 0.784 ± 0.14
PLE 150 mg/kg2.65 ± 0.133.63 ± 0.434.68 ± 0.576.15 ± 0.97.23 ± 0.618.25 ± 0.997.53 ± 0.756.15 ± 0.65.7 ± 0.14.67 ± 0.25
PLE 200 mg/kg2.89 ± 0.174.47 ± 0.444.84 ± 0.476.79 ± 0.637.81 ± 0.5510.07 ± 1.328.1 ± 1.076.8 ± 1.266.25 ± 0.785.05 ± 0.21
Morphine (5 mg/kg)2.81 ± 0.1811.31 ± 1.929.30 ± 1.367.61 ± 0.736.23 ± 0.474.16 ± 0.793.77 ± 0.463.44 ± 0.393.15 ± 0.213 ± 0.14

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