Table 2 Effect of Peperomia pellucida aqueous extract (EA) p.o. on rat paw edema induced by carragenaan on different plant phases, during fall.
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 | 0.431 ± 0.086 (6.9) | 0.621 ± 0.061 (15.0) | 0.794 ± 0.067 (3.1) | 0.530 ± 0.063 (17.4) | 10.5 |
Phenophase 2 | 0.351 ± 0.037 (24.2) | 0.457 ± 0.024 (37.5) | 0.502 ± 0.017** (38.7) | 0.369 ± 0.021* (42.5) | 36.7 |
Phenophase 3 | 0.306 ± 0.051* (33.9) | 0.544 ± 0.064 (25.6) | 0.639 ± 0.042* (22.0) | 0.495 ± 0.043 (22.9) | 25.3 |
Phenophase 4 | 0.226 ± 0.044** (51.2) | 0.457 ± 0.038* (37.5) | 0.545 ± 0.044** (33.5) | 0.492 ± 0.039 (23.4) | 34.4 |