Research Article
Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities of Ziziphus Mauritiana var. spontanea (Edgew.) R.R. Stewart ex Qaiser & Nazim. and Oenothera Biennis L.
Table 9
Anti-inflammatory activity of Ziziphus mauritiana. var. spontanea.
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Paw volume after drug administration (mean + SEM) | 1 hour | 2 hour | 3 hour | 4 hour | 5 hour |
| Normal saline | 10 ml/kg | 0.90 ± 0.02 | 0.77 ± 0.08 | 0.86 ± 0.10 | 0.95 ± 0.02 | 1.50 ± 0.27 |
| Diclofenac sodium | 10 mg/kg | 0.80 ± 0.04 (11.11%) | 0.54 ± 0.04 (29.8%) | 0.45 ± 0.03 (47.67%) | 0.52 ± 0.04 (45.2%) | 0.38 ± 0.08 (75.4%) |
| Ethyl acetate extract | 100 mg/kg | 0.86 ± 0.06 (4.44%) | 0.68 ± 0.08 (15.58%) | 0.75 ± 0.08 (12.7%) | 0.65 ± 0.04 (31.57%) | 0.53 ± 0.06 (64.6%) | 200 mg/kg | 0.88 ± 0.07 (2.22%) | 0.57 ± 0.08 (26.0%) | 0.66 ± 0.06 (23.2%) | 0.55 ± 0.08 (42.1%) | 0.47 ± 0.05 (68.6%) | 300 mg/kg | 0.76 ± 0.09 (15.5%) | 0.59 ± 0.06 (23.3%) | 0.64 ± 0.07 (34.3%) | 0.53 ± 0.09 (44.2%) | 0.45 ± 0.04 (70.0%) |
| Ethanolic extract | 100 mg/kg | 0.87 ± 0.03 (3.33%) | 0.71 ± 0.04 (7.79%) | 0.75 ± 0.18 (12.7%) | 0.70 ± 0.14 (26.3%) | 0.64 ± 0.19 (57.3%) | 200 mg/kg | 0.86 ± 0.12 (4.44%) | 0.66 ± 0.10 (23.2%) | 0.70 ± 0.24 (26.3%) | 0.64 ± 0.12 (57.3%) | 0.59 ± 0.04 (60.6%) | 300 mg/kg | 0.84 ± 0.09 (6.66%) | 0.63 ± 0.09 (18.1%) | 0.67 ± 0.12 (22.0%) | 0.73 ± 0.10 (23.1%) | 0.51 ± 0.10 (66.0%) |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significance is shown as significant, more significant, and highly significant. |