Research Article

Proteomic Analysis and In Vivo Studies Reveal the Potential Gastroprotective Effects of CHCl3 and Aqueous Extracts of Ficus palmata

Table 1

Effect of Ficus palmata extracts: chloroform (Fp.CHCl3), aqueous (Fp.Aq), and loperamide by using castor oil induced diarrhea in mice.

Treatment (mg/kg)No. of mice (out of 5) with diarrheaProtection (%)

Saline (10 mL/kg) + castor oil (10 mL/kg)5/50
Fp.CHCl3 (50 mg/kg) + castor oil2/560
Fp.CHCl3 (100 mg/kg) + castor oil1/580
Fp.CHCl3 (300 mg/kg) + castor oil0/5100
Fp.Aq (50 mg/kg) + castor oil3/540
Fp.Aq (100 mg/kg) + castor oil2/560
Fp.Aq (300 mg/kg) + castor oil1/580
Loperamide (10 mg/kg) + castor oil0/5100

and vs. saline + castor oil-treated group (Χ2-test).