Ethnopharmacological investigations of methanolic extract of Pouzolzia Zeylanica (L.) Benn

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 5 Effect of methanolic extract of Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. in Xyline Induced Ear Edema Test

Group	Doses (mg/kg)	Ear Wt difference (mg)	% inhibition
Control	1 % Tween 80 in Water (10 ml/kg)	1.23 ± 0.015	----------
Diclofenac	100	9.5 ± 0.213	82.02
PZME	250	11.83 ± 0.143	76.34
PZME	500	11.17 ± 0.032*	78.86

Values of ear weight are mean ± S.E.M, (n = 5), * P < 0.05, significantly different from control; done by independent sample t-test, (PZME = Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. Methanol)