Research Article

Eugenia supra-axillaris Essential Oil and Its Nanoemulsion: Chemical Characterization, In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Activities

Table 3

Central analgesic efficiency of the ESA-EO and ESA-EO-NE.

Group30 min.60 min.90 min.120 min.

Negative control6.68 ± 1.29 (--)6.6 ± 0.089 (--)dc6.8 ± 0.84 (--)dc8.28 ± 0.67
Diclofenac (30 mg/kg)11.4 ± 1.64 (70.79)12.15 ± 0.25 (84.09)a11.65 ± 0.79 (71.32)a9.23 ± 1.58 (11.48)
Celecoxib (50 mg/kg)11.05 ± 0.82 (65.54)11.63 ± 0.83 (76.21)a12.08 ± 1.02 (77.65)a9.95 ± 0.88 (20.24)
ESA-EO (50 mg/kg)10.4 ± 1.11 (55.81)11.9 ± 1.38 (80.30)a10.08 ± 1.34 (48.24)8.53 ± 1.29 (3.02)
ESA-EO (100 mg/kg)11.78 ± 1.27 (76.48)12.3 ± 0.60 (86.36)a13.65 ± 0.53 (100.74)a10.23 ± 0.60 (23.63)
ESA-EO-NE (50 mg/kg)10.36 ± 1.29 (55.21)11.83 ± 0.45 (79.24)a11.3 ± 0.91 (66.18)a10.63 ± 1.68 (28.46)
ESA-EO-NE (100 mg/kg)13.32 ± 0.15 (99.55)a12.88 ± 0.13 (95.15)a13.68 ± 0.23 (101.18)a11.88 ± 1.84 (43.56)

Data are expressed as mean ± SE where n = 6. Statistics were carried out by one-way ANOVA and confirmed by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests. was assumed to denote statistical significance. aStatistically significant from the control negative group. cStatistically significant from the diclofenac group. dStatistically significant from the celecoxib group.