Antioedematous and Analgesic Properties of Fertile Fronds of Drynaria quercifolia

Table 1

Effect of ethanolic extract of fertile fronds (FF), sodium salicylate (SS), and morphine on hot plate test in mice.

Treatment groups	Time taken to respond (s)
	0 min	15 min	30 min	60 min	90 min	120 min
Vehicle control	5.40±0.6^a	5.52±1.3^a,b	5.83±1.3^a	7.10±1.5^a	7.30±1.1^a	7.42±1.2^a
FF (100 mg/kg)	5.32±1.2^a	5.53±1.1^a,b	7.86±0.6^b	8.18±1.2^a,b	8.26±1.2^b,c	8.30±1.0^b
FF (200 mg/kg)	5.56±1.2^b	5.64±1.3^b	8.25±1.2^b,c	8.40±1.1^b	8.90±0.6^c	9.12±1.1^c
FF (300 mg/kg)	5.31±0.7^a	5.82±1.5^b,c	9.10±1.1^c	10.4±1.2^c	10.8±1.5^d	11.25±1.1^d
SS (100 mg/kg)	5.47±1.6^b	5.10±1.0^a	8.10±1.5^b,c	8.70±0.8^b	8.85±1.1^c	8.08±1.4^b
Morphine (7.5 mg/kg)	5.22±1.1^a	6.80±1.2^c	10.81±1.1^d	14.7±1.6^d	15.5±1.1^e	16.15±1.1^e

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Values bearing different letters as superscripts showed significant differences (𝑃<0.01) using one-way ANOVA, Duncan’s multiple range test.