TABLE 2.
Central analgesic effect of different doses of the crude methanolic extract of the leaves of C. ovalis in the mice model. Each value is expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 4). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 and compared with the control group (only distilled water).
| Treatment | % time elongation (mean ± SEM) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At 30 min | At 60 min | At 90 min | |
| Standard | 146.75 ± 0.16 | 345.66 ± 0.25** | 683.12 ± 0.34** |
| Control | 35.67 ± 0.11 | 24.92 ± 0.64 | 24.30 ± 0.91 |
| COCME 200 | 45.34 ± 0.26* | 102.92 ± 0.22** | 203.14 ± 0.15** |
| COCME 400 | 132.58 ± 0.23** | 193.92 ± 0.16** | 309.37 ± 0.21** |
| COCME 600 | 139.75 ± 0.23** | 222.34 ± 0.07** | 381.14 ± 0.55** |