Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn.

Table 6

Rate of inhibition of edema (%).

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	Inhibition of edema (%)
		0 hr	1 hr	2 hr	3 hr	4 hr	5 hr
Control	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Standard	100 (p.o)	—	50.45 ± 0.12	59.56 ± 0.45	61.34 ± 0.83	73.43 ± 0.21	81.31 ± 0.32
MENA250	250 (p.o)	—	11.34 ± 0.16 b^#	33.45 ± 0.41 b^#	36.67 ± 0.34 b^#	45.73 ± 0.32 b^#	52.13 ± 0.32 b^#
MENA500	500 (p.o)	—	25.34 ± 0.43 b^#c^@	39.87 ± 0.65 b^#c^@	42.34 ± 0.23 b^#c^@	56.67 ± 0.12 b^#c^@	66.32 ± 0.14 b^#c^@

Data are expressed as Mean ± SEM, 𝑛=6 animals in each group. One-way ANOVA was carried out using Turkey’s multiple comparison tests. Comparisons were made between:
b: Standard versus MENA₂₅₀, and MENA₅₀₀.
c: MENA₂₅₀ versus MENA₅₀₀.
Symbols represent statistical significance: ^#𝑃<0.01, ^@𝑃<0.001.