Table 2: Effect of ethanol extract of Delonix regia (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) on cotton pellet granuloma in rats.
Treatment Dose mg kg−1Cotton pellet granuloma
Weight of pellets Mean ± SEM
Control0.3 mL 5 1 . 7 3 ± 2 . 3 5
Indomethacin10 1 9 . 8 2 ± 2 . 5 2 (61.68)b
EEDR100 3 7 . 2 4 ± 2 . 0 0 (27.99)NS
EEDR200 3 0 . 8 5 ± 3 . 7 2 (40.36)b
EEDR400 2 9 . 7 7 ± 3 . 7 6 (42.44)a
*The number of animal was 6 in each group. Figure in parenthesis indicate percent inhibition in cotton pellet granuloma. The probability values were calculated using one way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s t-test: a < 0.05, b < 0.01, NS: not significant.