Table 2.

Local anesthetic activity of Spilanthes acmella Murr on plexus anesthesia in frogs

Group	Drug	Onset of local anesthetic action (mean ±SEM) (min)
A (control)	0.9% saline	24.16 ± 1.54
B (test)	20% SAM)	5.33 ± 0.57*
C (standard)	2% xylocaine	2.75 ± 0.31*

^*P<0.001 when compared to control; n=6 in each group