Pharmacological Potential of Avicennia alba Leaf Extract: An Experimental Analysis Focusing on Antidiabetic, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, and Antidiarrheal Activity

Table 7

Effects of leaf extract of A. alba in castor oil-induced antidiarrheal test.

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	Total number of feces ()	% inhibition of defecation	Total number of diarrheal feces ()	% inhibition of diarrhea
Control	1% Tween 80, 10 ml/kg		—		—
Loperamide	3		60.61		59.09
Methanol extract	200		26.06		10.91
Methanol extract	400		33.33		30.91
Methanol extract	500		40.61		46.36

Results are expressed as (), , , which considered significance compared with the control group (one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test).