Antisecretory and Spasmolytic Activities of Aqueous and Ethanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Nauclea diderrichii in Wistar Rats

Table 5

Effects of aqueous and ethanolic stem bark extracts of Nauclea diderrichii on castor oil-induced motility.

Treatments	Dose (mg/kg)	Total length of intestine (cm)	Traveled distance by charcoal (cm)	Peristaltic index (%)	% inhibition
DW (Neu)	1 ml/100 g				—
DW (Neg)	1 ml/100 g				—
DMSO (Neg)	1 ml/100 g				—
Atropine	1				50.67
Aqueous extract	100				29.02
	200				33.56
	300				31.26
Ethanolic extract	100				37.06
	200				37.94
	300				40.59