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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effect of MCFL in MgSO4 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

9.40 ± 2.11

0.00 ± 0.00

Loperamide HCL

3 mg/kg

5

0.80 ± 0.37

91.80 ± 4.20

MCFL

200 mg/kg

5

7.40 ± 1.80

13.57 ± 17.45

MCFL

400 mg/kg

5

4.20 ± 2.08

32.64 ± 43.08

MCFL

800 mg/kg

5

0.00 ± 0.00 μ

100.00 ± 0.00

  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