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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 7 Anti-inflammatory activity of LMCA by carrageenan induced paw edema method

From: Phytochemical screening and evaluation of pharmacological activity of leaf Methanolic extract of Colocasia affinis Schott

Treatment group

0 Hour (mm)

1st Hour (mm)

2nd Hour (mm)

3rd Hour (mm)

4th Hour (mm)

6th Hour (mm)

Control

0.81 ± 0.025

0.89 ± 0.035

1.21 ± 0.193

2.73 ± 0.012

3.46 ± 0.014

5.12 ± 1.02

Diclofenac Sodium

0.71 ± 0.089

0.69 ± 0.046 (22.47%)

0.87 ± 0.013 (28.10%)

1.32 ± 0.052 (51.65%)

1.47 ± 0.063 (57.51%)

1.81 ± 0.032** (64.65%)

LMCA (500 mg/kg)

0.68 ± 0.041

0.76 ± 0.021 (14.61%)

0.96 ± 0.016 (20.67%)

1.83 ± 0.029 (32.97%)

2.22 ± 0.057 (35.84%)

2.98 ± 0.017** (41.80%)

LMCA (1000 mg/kg)

0.63 ± 0.023

0.73 ± 0.026 (17.98%)

0.89 ± 0.073 (26.45%)

1.69 ± 0.029 (38.10%)

1.89 ± 0.031 (45.38%)

3.13 ± 0.72*** (50.59%)

  1. Values in the table are expressed as mean ± SEM, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 significantly different in comparison with control, SEM Standard error of Mean