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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effect of Flavonoid-rich Extract Peltophorum Pterocarpum Stem Bark on Egg Albumin-Induced Rat Paw Oedema

From: Inhibition of phospholipase A2, platelet aggregation and egg albumin induced rat paw oedema as anti-inflammatory effect of Peltophorun pterocarpus stem-bark

Treatments/Groups

30 Minutes

Mean

(mm) and

Duration

4 Hours

5 Hours

24Hours

1 Hour

2 Hours

3 Hours

Control

4.36 ± 0.29 Ca

4.67 ± 0.31Cab

4.99 ± 0.42Cbc

5.12 ± 0.40Dbcd

5.01 ± 0.26Dbc

5.37 ± 0.29Dcd

5.50 ± 0.26Dd

(Saline Vehicle)

 Indomethacin

3.45 ± 0.16Ce

3.35 ± 0.29Be

3.21 ± 0.42Bd

2.73 ± 0.20Cc

2.45 ± 0.22Cbc

2.31 ± 0.22Cb

1.77 ± 0.41Ca

 (10 mg/kgb.w)

(20.87%)

(28.27%)

(35.67%)

(46.68%)

(51.10%)

(56.98%)

(67.82%)

 Extract

3.76 ± 0.10Be

3.60 ± 0.07Be

3.04 ± 0.20Bd

2.64 ± 0.30BCc

2.46 ± 0.27Cbc

2.32 ± 0.27Cb

1.95 ± 0.28Ca

 (100 mg/kgb.w)

(13.76%)

(22.91%)

(39.08%)

(48.44%)

(50.90%)

(56.80%)

(64.55%)

 Extract

3.61 ± 0.33Abd

3.27 ± 0.22 Ad

2.77 ± 0.26ABc

2.06 ± 0.43ABb

1.82 ± 0.49Bb

1.68 ± 0.44Bb

1.20 ± 0.20Ba

 (250 mg/kgb.w)

(17.20%)

(29.98%)

(44.49%)

(59.77%)

(63.67%)

(68.72%)

(78.18%)

 Extract

3.33 ± 0.13Ac

3.03 ± 0.20Ac

1.94 ± 0.56Ab

1.51 ± 0.76Ab

0.75 ± 0.47Aa

0.49 ± 0.41Aa

0.29 ± 0.29Aa

 (400 mg/kgb.w)

(23.62%)

(35.12%)

(61.12%)

(70.51%)

(85.03%)

(90.88%)

(94.73%)

  1. n = 5 absorbances.
  2. Results expressed as mean ± SD.
  3. Mean values having different uppercase letters as superscripts are considered significant (p < 0.05) down the column. Mean values having different lowercase letters as superscripts are considered significant (p < 0.05) across the row.