International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
From: Bioactivity studies on Zanthoxylum budrunga wall (Rutaceae) root bark
Treatment (n = 6) | Dose (mg/kg) | Onset of diarrhoea (min) | No. of stools after 4 h | % Inhibition of defecation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | – | 34.00 ± 3.15* | 23.00 ± 1.58* | – |
Loperamide | 3 | 198.60 ± 2.34* | 2.40 ± 0.51* | 89.56 |
Extract | 250 | 101.40 ± 3.39* | 7.80 ± 0.37* | 66.56 |
 | 500 | 179.40 ± 4.83* | 3.80 ± 0.49* | 83.39 |