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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Effect of MCFL in castor oil-induced diarrheal test

From: Anti-diarrheal activity and brine shrimp lethality bioassay of methanolic extract of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. leaves

Group

Dose

n

Number of diarrheal feces

% of inhibition of diarrhea

Control

10 mL/kg

5

6.00 ± 0.84

0.00 ± 0.00

Loperamide HCL

3 mg/kg

5

0.80 ± 0.37

88.45 ± 5.40

MCFL

200 mg/kg

5

2.80 ± 0.97

56.07 ± 16.06

MCFL

400 mg/kg

5

1.20 ± 1.20

60.00 ± 40.00

MCFL

800 mg/kg

5

1.00 ± 0.45

85.47 ± 6.65

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard error. n = 5 mice in each group. P < 0.05, versus control (Dunnett’s t-test). MCFL methanolic extract of Cordyline fruticosa leaves