Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Musa paradisiaca Sap in Wistar Rats
Table 3
Effects of Musa paradisiaca sap on castor oil-induced enteropooling in Wistar rats.
Distilled water
Atropine sulphate (mg/kg body weight)
Musa paradisiaca sap (mL)
Parameters/dose (mL)
0
2.5
0.25
0.5
1.0
Mass of intestinal fluid (g)
2.17 ± 0.08a
1.30 ± 0.09b
2.01 ± 0.07a
1.71 ± 0.07c
1.04 ± 0.04d
Volume of intestinal fluid (mL)
2.14 ± 0.05a
1.26 ± 0.04b
1.98 ± 0.06a
1.67 ± 0.06c
1.02 ± 0.02b
Inhibition of intestinal content (%)
0
41.12
7.47
21.90
52.30
Data are mean of six determinations ± SEM. Test values with superscripts b, c, and d different from that of the castor oil-induced diarrhoea distilled water treated control, a, across the row for each parameter are significantly different ().