Table 2.
Effect of methanolic extract of Amaranthus viridis (MEAV) on tail immersion test in mice
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Post treatment reaction time (seconds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 0 min | 30 min | 60 min | 120 min | 180 min | 240 min | 300 min | |||
| Control | 2.31±0.08 | 2.48±0.07 | 2.43±0.09 | 2.31±0.056 | 2.31±0.056 | 2.34±0.06 | 2.3±0.03 | 2.3±0.06 | |
| Morphine | 5 | 2.45±0.095 | 6.0±0.15** | 7.8±0.13** | 9.8±0.19** | 8.2±0.15** | 3.8±0.06** | 3±0.014 | |
| MEAV | |||||||||
| 200 | 2.45±0.12 | 4.62±0.17* | 6.0±0.07** | 6.2±0.07** | 5.6±.0.148** | 2.8±0.12* | 2.4±0.15 | ||
| 400 | 2.33±0.06 | 5.23±0.12** | 7.48±0.12** | 8.05±0.14** | 5.7±0.15** | 3.14±0.08** | 2.67±0.08 | ||
Values are in mean ±SEM; (n = 6)
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01 vs control