Antiarthritic and Antihyperalgesic Properties of Ethanolic Extract from Gomphrena celosioides Mart. (Amaranthaceae) Aerial Parts

Figure 2

Effect of oral administration of EEGC at 1 (a), 2 (b), and 4 (c) hours after carrageenan-induced edema. The control (saline 0.9%, p.o.), EEGC (300, 700, or 1000 mg/kg, p.o.), and DEXA (dexamethasone 1 mg/kg, i.p.) groups were treated after 1 hour with carrageenan. The bars express the mean ± SEM compared to the control group.  < 0.05;  < 0.01;  < 0.001. One-way analysis of variance followed by the Newman–Keuls test.

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