Table 4 Effect of Peperomia pellucida aqueous extract (EA) p.o. on rat paw edema induced by carragenaan on different plant phases, during spring.
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 | 0.239 ± 0.042** (48.4) | 0.421 ± 0.041** (42.4) | 0.450 ± 0.032** (45.1) | 0.401 ± 0.034* (37.5) | 43.1 |
Phenophase 2 | 0.267 ± 0.033** (42.3) | 0.392 ± 0.022** (46.4) | 0.524 ± 0.026** (36.0) | 0.365 ± 0.041* (43.1) | 41.6 |
Phenophase 3 | 0.332 ± 0.050 (28.3) | 0.557 ± 0.040 (23.8) | 0.595 ± 0.033** (27.4) | 0.519 ± 0.040 (19.2) | 24.5 |
Phenophase 4 | 0.412 ± 0.076 (11.0) | 0.540 ± 0.032* (26.1) | 0.522 ± 0.028** (36.3) | 0.451 ± 0.030* (29.8) | 27.4 |