Anti-Inflammatory Property of the Ethanol Extract of the Root and Rhizome of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth

Table 1

Effect of ERP on carrageenan-induced the levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β in mouse paw edema.

Groups	TNF-α (pg/mg protein)	IL-6 (ng/mg protein)	IL-1β (ng/mg protein)
Control	5.62 ± 1.72	28.66 ± 3.85	22.36 ± 2.30
Carrageenan	61.11 ± 5.22^#	188.47 ± 15.69^#	136.41 ± 11.01^#
ERP (120 mg/kg)	39.85 ± 4.89*	136.35 ± 13.14*	72.19 ± 8.84*
ERP (240 mg/kg)	33.00 ± 2.79**	124.76 ± 14.80*	66.10 ± 6.52**
ERP (480 mg/kg)	28.44 ± 4.98**	105.18 ± 16.37**	59.67 ± 5.38**
Indomethacin (10 mg/kg)	24.13 ± 3.17**	95.20 ± 10.51**	52.84 ± 7.12**

Data represented the mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=10). ^#P < 0.01 compared to the control group; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 compared to the carrageenan-control group.