Research Article
Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities of Ziziphus Mauritiana var. spontanea (Edgew.) R.R. Stewart ex Qaiser & Nazim. and Oenothera Biennis L.
Table 11
Antispasmodic activity of Ziziphus mauritiana var. spontanea and Oenothera.
| Treatment | Ziziphus mauritiana var. spontanea | Oenothera biennis L. | Dose | The mean length of the intestine | Mean distance travelled by charcoal | Percent inhibition (%) | The mean length of the intestine | Mean distance travelled by charcoal | Percent inhibition (%) |
| Normal saline + castor oil | 10 ml/kg | 55.2 | 46.06 ± 2.51 | 16.6 | 55.2 | 46.06 ± 2.51 | 16.6 |
| Atropine sulfate | 10 mg/kg | 54.3 | 20.60 ± 0.70 | 62.0 | 54.3 | 20.60 ± 0.70 | 62.0 |
| Ethyl acetate extract | 100 mg/kg | 50.6 | 34.63 ± 3.61 | 31.6 | 49.5 | 36.63 ± 10.66 | 26.0 | 200 mg/kg | 51.3 | 29.13 ± 3.82 | 43.2 | 54.3 | 30.80 ± 4.96 | 43.2 | 300 mg/kg | 52.3 | 18.65 ± 0.21 | 64.4 | 54.6 | 17.90 ± 2.26 | 67.2 |
| Ethanolic extract | 100 mg/kg | 52.5 | 37.3 ± 3.70 | 28.9 | 53.2 | 34.80 ± 15.39 | 34.5 | 200 mg/kg | 49.4 | 29.3 ± 2.72 | 40.6 | 54.4 | 32.30 ± 9.83 | 40.6 | 300 mg/kg | 54.4 | 23.56 ± 1.85 | 56.8 | 52.2 | 25.70 ± 2.64 | 50.7 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significance is shown as significant, more significant, and highly significant. |