Research Article
Therapeutic Effect of Saponin Rich Fraction of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Table 1
Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on arthritis score in arthritic rats.
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Arthritic score ± SEM | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 28 |
| Control | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| FCA control | — | 6.17 ± 0.477 | 11.50 ± 0.563 | 13.33 ± 0.494 | 13.50 ± 0.619 |
| Indomethacin | 1 | 5.67 ± 0.333 | 8.67 ± 0.333 | 9.17 ± 0.477 | 7.83 ± 0.307 |
| SR fraction | 50 | 6.17 ± 0.307 | 10.83 ± 0.654 | 11.83 ± 0.477 | 10.83 ± 0.477 | 100 | 5.83 ± 0.307 | 9.33 ± 0.333 | 8.50 ± 0.428 | 8.00 ± 0.365 |
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Values are expressed as means ± SEM, . , , and compared to the FCA control group.
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