Research Article

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

Table 5

Effects of different doses of MLM extract of M. repandus in cotton pellet induced granuloma model.

GroupDoses (mg/kg)Granuloma wt. (mg/mg cotton)Inhibition (%)

Control1% Tween 80 in water (10 mL/kg)4.765 ± 0.225
Diclofenac Na1003.213 ± 0.160*32.57
MLM5004.451 ± 0.2066.6
10003.6474 ± 0.166*23.5
20003.605 ± 0.207*24.34

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.