Research Article

Investigation of the Antidiarrheal and Antimicrobial Activities of 80% Methanolic Leaf Extract of Discopodium Penninervum (Hochst.)

Table 4

Evaluation of anti-diarrheal activity of methanolic extracts of leaves of Discopodium Penninervum against castor oil induced enteropooling.

Group numbersDose (mg/kg)Weight of intestinal fluid (ml)

-0.88±0.08
100mg/kg0.79±0.0
200mg/kg0.62±0.05
400mg/kg0.49±0.06
3mg/kg0.20±0.08

Key: data are expressed as means ± SEM for six mice per a group; means p<0.01; means p<0.05; ns: p>0.05, not significant.