Table II.

Effect of the A. ascalonicum extract on acetic acid-induced vascular permeability in mice. The results are expressed as mean ± S.E. of n = 5. Inhibition percentages were calculated regarding the control treated with saline only. Indomethacin (INN) was chosen as a positive control. P < 0.05 compared with the control group

Group	Dose [mg/kg, p.o.]	A590	Inhibition (%)
A. ascalonicum	50	2.56 ±0.14	10.2
	100	2.24 ±0.18	21.4
	200	1.76 ±0.14	38.3
	400	0.57 ±0.11	80.1
INN	5	1.84 ±0.04	35.4
Control	–	2.85 ±0.08	–