Table 1 Effect of Peperomia pellucida aqueous extract (AE) p.o. on rat paw edema induced by carrageenan on different plant phases, during summer.
From: Seed germination, phenology, and antiedematogenic activity of Peperomia pellucida (L.) H. B. K.
Treatment | Rat paw volumes after 1, 2, 3, and 4 h after Carrageenan injection (mL) mean ± SEM (individual % inhibition) | Edema % inhibition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 4 h | ||
Control | 0.463 ± 0.037 | 0.731 ± 0.085 | 0.819 ± 0.062 | 0.642 ± 0.049 | - |
Indomethacin 10 | 0.080 ± 0.011** (82.7) | 0.144 ± 0.018** (80.3) | 0.232 ± 0.052** (71.7) | 0.150 ± 0.059** (76.6) | 77.2 |
Phenophase 1 | 0.297 ± 0.037 (35.9) | 0.486 ± 0.097* (33.5) | 0.516 ± 0.094* (37.0) | 0.484 ± 0.082* (24.6) | 33.0 |
Phenophase 2 | 0.372 ± 0.067 (19.7) | 0.451 ± 0.039* (38.3) | 0.514 ± 0.041* (37.2) | 0.402 ± 0.038* (37.4) | 34.5 |
Phenophase 3 | 0.249 ± 0.054 (46.2) | 0.381 ± 0.051* (47.9) | 0.471 ± 0.030* (42.5) | 0.402 ± 0.035* (37.4) | 43.5 |
Phenophase 4 | 0.370 ± 0.037 (20.1) | 0.464 ± 0.030* (36.5) | 0.561 ± 0.038* (31.5) | 0.410 ± 0.032* (36.1) | 32.0 |