Evaluation of Uterotonic Activity, Acute Oral Toxicity, and Phytochemical Composition of Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc. Root Extracts

Table 1

Effects of U. anisatum root extracts concentrations on the mean force and frequency of uterine contractions.

Extract or drug concentration	% Mean force ± SEM		% Mean frequency ± SEM
	Water	Ethanol	Water	Ethanol
0.5 mg/ml	27.633 ± 0.711	67.477 ± 0.826	39.996 ± 2.508	18.099 ± 2.970
1 mg/ml	95.228 ± 2.013	69.304 ± 0.832	78.140 ± 2.432	48.232 ± 3.851
2 mg/ml	84.897 ± 1.631	82.145 ± 0.055	34.339 ± 3.485	85.429 ± 2.970
4 mg/ml	66.320 ± 1.631	44.749 ± 1.065	22.583 ± 1.764	69.461 ± 1.485
Oxytocin (10 IU)	80.206 ± 2.497		65.672 ± 3.735

n = triplicate observations, SEM: standard error of the mean.