Table 5.
Experiment A: Blood edema and administration by sub plantar injection
| Drug | Paw volume increase over time (ml ± SD) and effect (% of negative control) | |||||||
| 1 hr | 2 hr | 3 hr | 5 hr | |||||
| Saline | 0.80 ± 0.08 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | 0.69 ± 0.08 | 0.52 ± 0.07 | ||||
| Arnica D4 | 0.65 ± 0.09 | -19 | 0.68 ± 0.11 | -7 | 0.60 ± 0.08 | -12 | 0.47 ± 0.07 | -9 |
| Apis D4 | 0.69 ± 0.09 | -14 | 0.69 ± 0.08 | -6 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | -8 | 0.45 ± 0.07 | -14 |
| Atropa D4 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | -9 | 0.70 ± 0.09 | -4 | 0.63 ± 0.09 | -8 | 0.48 ± 0.08 | -9 |
| Hamamelis D4 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | -16 | 0.70 ± 0.13 | -5 | 0.64 ± 0.09 | -7 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | -14 |
| Lachesis D6 | 0.77 ± 0.09 | -4 | 0.75 ± 0.11 | 3 | 0.63 ± 0.09 | -8 | 0.48 ± 0.09 | -8 |
| Phosphorus D6 | 0.63 ± 0.13 | -21 | 0.69 ± 0.16 | -5 | 0.60 ± 0.15 | -12 | 0.45 ± 0.15 | -13 |
| Indomethacin i.m. | 0.69 ± 0.08 | -14 | 0.62 ± 0.09 | -16 | 0.49 ± 0.09 | -28 | 0.38 ± 0.11 | -27 |
ANOVA results. Treatment: F(7,134) = 3.92, p = 0.0006; Time: F(3,402) = 579.79, p < 0.0001; Treatment × time: F(21,402) = 4.54, p < 0.0001.
Bold characters denote significant comparisons (by Student t test) vs. Saline group corresponding for time since edema induction.