Phytochemical and pharmacological activities of methanol extract of Artemisia vulgaris L. leaves

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Effect of methanol extract of A. vulgaris leaves extracts on acetic acid-induced writhing behavior in mice

Groups	Treatment	Dose (mg/kg b.wt.)	No.of Writhes in 30 mins (mean ± sem)	Inhibition %
Control	Normal Saline	……	42.67 ± 3.756	…….
Std. Drugs	Indomethacin	10	18.33 ± 0.882*	56.87
Test 1	MEAV	200	39.00 ± 1.155	8.60
Test 2	MEAV	400	29.00 ± 1.155*	32.03
	One way ANOVA	F value	27.213
	One way ANOVA	P value	< 0.0001

Each value is the mean ± SEM for 6 mice, *P ≤ 0.05, compared with control. Data were analyzed by using One-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple comparison tests