Antidiarrheal Activity of 80% Methanolic Leaf Extract of Justicia schimperiana

Figure 2

Effect of the methanolic leaf extract of J. schimperiana on the intestinal transit of charcoal meal in mice; (a) effect on intestinal transit; (b) effect on % intestinal transit; (c) % inhibition on intestinal transit. Values expressed as mean ± SEM (); ; ; compared with the negative control; ^#% inhibition is relative to the negative control group. Group 1: mice that received distilled water (negative control); Group 2: mice treated with 1 mg/kg of atropine (positive control); Group 3: mice treated with 100 mg/kg of the extract; Group 4: mice treated with 200 mg/kg of the extract; Group 5: mice treated with 400 mg/kg of the extract.

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