Table 4.

Analgesic activity of ethanol extract of Bauhinia purpurea Linn in albino mice by writhing method (n = 6)

Group	Drug	Dose (mg/kg)	Mean no. of writhings occurred between 5 and 15 min ± SEM		% MPE
I	Control	5 ml water	45.83 ± 1.28	-	-
II	Aspirin	150	-	08.50 ± 1.1*	81.45
III	Ethanol extract	50	-	22 16 ± 1.9*	51.65
IV	Ethanol extract	100	-	11.83 ± 1.3*	74.19

^*P < 0.001 vs. control; Student's ‘t’ test