Research Article
Composition and Antidiarrheal Activity of Bidens odorata Cav.
Table 2
Antidiarrheal activity of CBO on mice with castor-oil-, MgSO4-, arachidonic-acid-, and prostaglandin-E2-induced diarrheaa.
| Cathartic agent | Treatment | Doses mg/kg | Percentage of inhibition |
| Magnesium sulphate | Vehicle | 1 mL | | CBO
| 50 | | 100 | | 200 | | Loperamide | 2.5 | |
| Castor oil | Vehicle | 1 mL | | CBO
| 50 | | 100 | | 200 | | 300 | | Loperamide | 2.5 | |
| Arachidonic acid | Vehicle | 0.1 mL | | CBO | 100 | | 200 | | Loperamide | 2.5 | |
| Prostaglandins E2 | Vehicle | 0.1 mL | | CBO | 100 | | 200 | | Loperamide | 2.5 | |
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The results are the mean of 15 animals standard error. Significant difference was found: .
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