Table 3 Effect of Peperomia pellucida aqueous extract (EA) p.o. on rat paw edema induced by carragenaan on different plant phases, during winter.
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 | 0.232 ± 0.063* (49.9) | 0.355 ± 0.035* (51.4) | 0.552 ± 0.038* (32.6) | 0.399 ± 0.036* (37.9) | 42.0 |
Phenophase 2 | 0.241 ± 0.039* (47.9) | 0.469 ± 0.040* (35.8) | 0.547 ± 0.024* (33.2) | 0.442 ± 0.031* (31.2) | 36.7 |
Phenophase 3 | 0.412 ± 0.035 (11.0) | 0.532 ± 0.050 (27.2) | 0.621 ± 0.066 (24.2) | 0.527 ± 0.047 (17.9) | 21.1 |
Phenophase 4 | 0.257 ± 0.064 (44.5) | 0.414 ± 0.074* (43.5) | 0.355 ± 0.061* (56.7) | 0.469 ± 0.066 (26.9) | 36.9 |