Research Article

In Vivo, Proteomic, and In Silico Investigation of Sapodilla for Therapeutic Potential in Gastrointestinal Disorders

Table 1

Effect of Manilkara zapota extracts: chloroform (Mz.CHCl3), aqueous (Mz.Aq), and loperamide against castor oil-induced diarrhea (10 mL/kg) in mice.

TreatmentNo. of mice (out of 5) with diarrheaProtection (%)

Saline (10 mL/kg) + castor oil5/50
Mz.CHCl3 (50 mg/kg) + castor oil2/560
Mz.CHCl3 (100 mg/kg) + castor oil1/580
Mz.CHCl3 (300 mg/kg) + castor oil0/5100
Mz. Aq (50 mg/kg) + castor oil4/520
Mz.Aq (100 mg/kg) + castor oil3/540
Mz. Aq (300 mg/kg) + castor oil2/560
Loperamide (10 mg/kg) + castor oil0/5100

and versus saline + castor oil-treated group (Χ2-test).