Research Article

Hepatoprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Cnidoscolus chayamansa (Mc Vaugh) Leaf Extract in Chronic Models

Table 2

Anti-inflammatory effect of C. chayamansa extract and primary fractions F14-42 on the TPA model.

Treatment 1Dose
(mg/kg)
T(6h)Inhibition percentage (%)ED50
(mg/kg)

TPA-20.60±0.64------
0.516.92±0.17.88%
IND114.07±0.41.77%2.14
210.77±0.47.73%

CnCM0.517.43±0.15.37%1.58
111.48±0.44.26%
29.45±0.54.13%

Treatment 2

IND0.58.62±0.2345.64%1.28
17.9±0.4450.18%
25.68±0.64.18%

Primary fraction 14-420.59.42±0.5615.37%1.48
(R2=0.99)
18.58±0.6444.26%
27.46±0.54.13%

Data shown as mean (±), with standard error of the mean (SEM). Statistical analysis two-way ANOVA and post hoc SNK test (p ≤0.05). Treatment 1: TPA control, IND, CnCM 0.5 mg/ear, and CnCM 1 mg/ear. Treatment 2: TPA control, IND 0.5 mg/ear, IND 1 mg/ear, fractions 14-42 0.5 mg/ear, and fractions 14-42 1 mg/ear; CnCM: extract CHCl3:MeOH; IND: Indomethacin; n = 6.