Neuropharmacological potential of Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) leaf and root in mice

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 CNS depressant activity test of C. turgida extracts by hole board method

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	Number of head dips	% inhibition
Control	10 ml/kg	36 ± 2.14	0
Standard	1	21.8 ± 2.06	39.44
Leave extract	100	32.4 ± 1.91	10
Leave extract	200	24.8 ± 2.33	31.11*
Root extract	100	27 ± 2.30	25*
Root extract	200	20 ± 3.46	44.44*

Values are presented as Mean ± SEM (n = 5), ∗P < 0.05, which is significant compared with the control group (one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test)