Research Article

Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antitumoral Effects of Aqueous Ethanolic Extract from Phoenix dactylifera L. Parthenocarpic Dates

Table 1

Anti-inflammatory effect of the intraperitoneal administration of the aqueous ethanolic extract from Phoenixdactylifera parthenocarpic dates in Carrageenan-induced mice paw oedema test.

TreatmentPaw thickness (cm)Inhibition ()
1 h2 h3 h4 h1 h2 h3 h4 h

Control----
Indomethacin14.28507583.33
Extract71.266.6693.75100

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n=6 animals).
: differences were considered statistically significant if p <0.05.
: differences were considered statistically significant if p <0.01.
ns: not significant.