Table 1 Grouping of animals

1.

Group I as control (GI)

Sod. CMC 0.5% w/v in distilled water 5 ml/ kg, p.o

2.

Group II as Arthritic control (GII)

Mycobacterium butyricum in paraffin oil 10 mg/ml

3.

Group III as standard drug (GIII)

Diclofenac sodium suspended in 0.5% w/v sodium CMC, mg/ kg p.o.

4.

Group IV as test (GIV)

100 mg/kg p.o. body weight of chloroform extract of Peganum harmala seeds (PHC) for 28 days. (Treatment-1)

5.

Group V as test (GV)

100 mg/kg body weight of chloroform extract of Peganum harmala seeds for (PHC)14 days (Treatment-2)

6.

Group VI as test (GVI)

100 mg/kg body weight of ethanolic extract of Peganum harmala seeds for (PHE) 28 days (Treatment-3)

7.

Group VII as test (GVII)

100 mg/kg body weight of ethanolic extract of Peganum harmala seeds (PHE) for 14 days (Treatment-4)