Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Effect of purified fraction of M. senegalensis leaf on abdominal constrictions in mice

From: Characterization of anti-plasmodial, analgesic and anti-inflammatory fraction of Maytenus senegalensis (lam.) Exell leaf extract in mice

Extract	Doses (mg/kg bw)						Mean	Inhibition (%)
MS	75	20.50 ± 1.98	20.56 ± 1.07	26.50 ± 2.87	21.05 ± 1.08	28.56 ± 3.78	23.00 ± 1.89	43.35 ± 4.98 ^a
MS	150	19.55 ± 0.98	22.51 ± 2.87	18.56 ± 1.09	26.55 ± 0.89	27.56 ± 4.87	22.40 ± 0.97	44.83 ± 3.86 ^a
SD	150	9.00 ± 0.25	8.56 ± 1.09	11.05 ± 0.05	10.21 ± 0.56	13.32 ± 0.99	10.20 ± 0.78	74.88 ± 6.87 ^b
NS	2 mL/kg	36.50 ± 3.89	38.55 ± 4.86	42.55 ± 387	40.06 ± 4.89	47.50 ± 6.07	40.65 ± 8.09

Data are MEAN ± SEM of triplicate determinations. Values followed by different superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05)
SD: sodium diclofenac
MS: Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell
NS: Normal saline

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