Research Article

Five Indigenous Plants of Pakistan with Antinociceptive, Anti-Inflammatory, Antidepressant, and Anticoagulant Properties in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 2

Edema volume of rat’s paw in carrageenan assay.

Treatment Dose¥Absolute edema volume (ml)
1 h2 h3 h4 h

Saline10 ml/Kg

Diclofenac potassium10 mg/Kg
5 mg/Kg
2.5 mg/Kg

Quercus dilatata200 mg/Kg
100 mg/Kg
50 mg/Kg

Fagonia cretica200 mg/Kg
100 mg/Kg
50 mg/Kg

Hedera nepalensis200 mg/Kg
100 mg/Kg
50 mg/Kg

Phytolacca latbenia200 mg/Kg
100 mg/Kg
50 mg/Kg

Withania coagulans200 mg/Kg
100 mg/Kg
50 mg/Kg

Calculated from respective hour paw volume – 0 hour paw volume. Expressed as mean ± SD with , , and statistical significance compared with saline group.