Research Article
Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, and GC-MS Studies on Castanospermum australe A. Cunn. & C. Fraser ex Hook.
Table 1
Behavioral changes during the main study for acute oral toxicity analyses of C. australe ethanol extracts.
| Parameter | Leaf (2000 mg/kg) | Bark (2000 mg/kg) | Seed (1000 mg/kg) | Before | After 24 h | Before | After 24 h | Before | After 24 h |
| Alertness | N | N | N | N | N | N | Grooming | N | N | N | N | N | N | Touch response | P | P | P | P | P | P | Pain response | P | P | P | P | P | P | Tremors | N | N | N | N | N | N | Convulsions | A | A | A | A | A | N | Righting reflex | N | N | N | N | N | N | Gripping strength | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pinna reflex | N | N | N | N | N | N | Corneal reflex | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pupils | N | N | N | N | N | N | Urination | N | N | N | N | N | N | Salivation | A | A | A | A | A | A | Skin colour | N | N | N | N | N | N | Lacrimation | A | A | A | A | A | A | Hyper activity | A | A | A | A | A | A | Mortality | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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N: normal, P: present, and A: absent. Each group contains five animals and the parameters were observed in ≥4 animals.
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