Gastric Antiulcerogenic and Hypokinetic Activities of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. & Zucc. (Combretaceae)

Table 4

Effect of the oral treatment of mice with different doses of the Terminalia fagifolia ethanolic (TFEE) or hydroalcoholic (TFHAE) bark extract or atropine on the small intestinal transit of an aqueous suspension of charcoal.

Treatment	Dose; (mg/kg)	𝑁	Advancement of the charcoal (%)	Inhibition; (%)
Control	—	12	67.57±2.02	0
TFEE	500	8	62.99±2.84	7
	750	7	53.47±2.37^∗	21
	1000	7	25.41±6.42^∗∗∗	62
TFHAE	500	7	53.56±3.96^∗	21
	750	8	47.12±4.36^∗∗	30
	1000	7	44.68±4.50^∗∗	34
Atropine	3	8	27.35±3.49^∗∗∗	60

Data are presented as the mean ± S.E.M. *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01 and ***𝑃<0.001 compared to the control group (ANOVA and Tukey’s test).