Deciphering the Pharmacological Potentials of Methanol Extract of Sterculia foetida Seeds Using Experimental and Computational Approaches

Table 1

Effects of treatment with the methanolic extract of S. foetida (MESF) in mice on thiopental sodium-induced sleeping time.

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	Onset of sleep (min)	Duration of sleep (min)
Control	-	18.82 ± 1.44	31.97 ± 4.08
Diazepam	1	6.61 ± 0.70^c	176.19 ± 2.49^c
MESF	200	9.81 ± 0.99^c	156.24 ± 6.24^c
MESF	400	7.72 ± 0.88^c	169.93 ± 7.41^c

Values are the mean ± SEM (n = 6); ^c, based on Dunnett’s test compared with control mice.