Research Article
Anti-Arthritic Activity of Bartogenic Acid Isolated from Fruits of Barringtonia racemosa Roxb. (Lecythidaceae)
Table 2
Primary and secondary arthritic lesions at 21st day in CFA-induced arthritis in rats.
| Treatment | Primary lesions (% rise in injected paw volume) | Secondary lesions (% rise in non-injected paw volume) |
| CFA control | 146 ± 4.4 | 19 ± 0.67 | Diclofenac (5 mg kg−1 day−1, p.o.) | 83 ± 4.4** | 13 ± 0.63** | BA (2 mg kg−1 day−1, p.o.) | 113 ± 7.6** | 15 ± 0.65** | BA (5 mg kg−1 day−1, p.o.) | 109 ± 3.3** | 12 ± 0.53** | BA (10 mg kg−1 day−1, p.o.) | 91 ± 2.7** | 11 ± 0.57** |
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Data represented in mean ± SEM (n = 6).
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P < .01, compared with control group.
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