Table 2.
Experiment A: Carrageenan edema and oral administration
| Drug | Paw volume increase over time (ml ± SD) and effect (% of negative control) | |||||||
| 1 hr | 3 hr | 5 hr | 7 hr | |||||
| Saline | 0.57 ± 0.14 | 0.98 ± 0.13 | 0.93 ± 0.14 | 0.79 ± 0.14 | ||||
| Arnica D4 | 0.46 ± 0.12 | -18 | 0.98 ± 0.14 | 0 | 0.85 ± 0.12 | -8 | 0.72 ± 0.11 | -9 |
| Apis D4 | 0.42 ± 0.12 | -26 | 0.90 ± 0.15 | -8 | 0.77 ± 0.14 | -17 | 0.65 ± 0.15 | -18 |
| Atropa D4 | 0.44 ± 0.09 | -22 | 0.94 ± 0.16 | -4 | 0.80 ± 0.18 | -14 | 0.73 ± 0.17 | -7 |
| Hamamelis D4 | 0.49 ± 0.11 | -14 | 0.88 ± 0.14 | -10 | 0.78 ± 0.17 | -16 | 0.68 ± 0.14 | -14 |
| Lachesis D6 | 0.41 ± 0.10 | -28 | 0.87 ± 0.18 | -11 | 0.81 ± 0.17 | -12 | 0.62 ± 0.18 | -21 |
| Phosphorus D6 | 0.41 ± 0.13 | -28 | 0.86 ± 0.14 | -12 | 0.78 ± 0.13 | -16 | 0.65 ± 0.11 | -18 |
| Indomethacin i.m. | 0.38 ± 0.14 | -34 | 0.63 ± 0.18 | -36 | 0.59 ± 0.18 | -36 | 0.49 ± 0.18 | -38 |
ANOVA results. Treatment: F(7,136) = 8.38, p < 0.0001; Time: F(3,408) = 674.23, p < 0.0001; Treatment × time: F(21,408) = 3.65, p < 0.0001.
Bold characters denote significant comparisons (by Student t test) vs. Saline group corresponding for time since edema induction.