Table 5.

Anti-inflammatory activity of ethanol extract of Bauhinia purpurea Linn on carrageenan induced paw edema in albino rats

Treatment	Time, Mean paw volume ± SEM, % edema inhibition
	30 min.	1 hour	2 hours	3 hours	4 hours
Control	0.47 ± 0.02	0.58 ± 0.02	0.70 ± 0.04	0.75 ± 0.03	0.78 ± 0.02
Standard	0.36 ± 0.0	0.25 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.02
	-	58.9	80.0	81.3	82.1
Ethanol extract	0.52 ± 0.02	0.56 ± 0.02	0.42 ± 0.02	0.44 ± 0.02	0.42 ± 0.02
(50 mg/kg)	-	4.0	40.0	41.3	46.4
Ethanol extract	0.50 ± 0.03	0.44 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.02	0.22 ± 0.02	0.18 ± 0.02
(100 mg/kg)	-	24.6	54.3	70.7	77.0
One-way F	6.03	57.11	89.11	129.80	275.00
ANOVA P	0.01 S	0.001 HS	0.001 HS	0.001 HS	0.001 HS

N = 6 Values mean ± SE; One Way ANOVA; Newman-Keul's Test, P < 0.01 = S, P < 0.001 = HS