TABLE 3.

EFFECT OF WATER EXTRACT OF M. MALABATHRICUM LEAVES ON ENTEROPOOLING ASSAY IN MICE

Experimental group	Dose (mg/kg, p.o.)	No. of mice in the group	Wt. of the small intestine per 100 g of mice
Control	-	5	9.362±0.518
MMMW	100	5	8.413±0.431*
MMMW	200	5	7.620±0.469*
MMMW	500	5	7.314±0.261*
Loperamide	5	5	6.416±0.514*

^*Values are mean±SEM. P<0.05, significantly different from control group, Student's t-test (n=5 per group). MMMW is Melastoma malabathricum water extract