TABLE 4.

EFFECT OF WATER EXTRACT OF M. MALABATHRICUM LEAVES ON GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT IN MICE

Experimental group	Dose (mg/kg, p.o.)	Distance travelled by marker as % of total length of small intestine	% Inhibition
Control	-	69.24±5.03	0.00
MMMW	100	63.63±3.71*	8.10
MMMW	200	51.82±4.11*	25.15
MMMW	500	46.41±3.25*	32.97
Loperamide	5	29.48±2.69*	57.42

^*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