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

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significance is shown as significant, more significant, and highly significant.