Research Article

Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Leaf Extract of Mallotus repandus (Willd.) Muell. Arg.

Table 4

Effect of MLM extracts of M. repandus in xylene induced ear edema test.

GroupDoses (mg/kg)Ear weight difference (mg)Inhibition (%)

Control1% Tween 80 in water (10 mL/kg)2.860 ± 0.206
Diclofenac Na1000.320 ± 0.0663*88.811
MLM5002.840 ± 0.5480.7
10000.860 ± 0.420*70
20000.600 ± 0.164*79.02

Values are presented as mean ± SEM (). One way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s multiple comparisons was performed to analyze this dataset. was considered statistically significant when compared against control.