Table 1.

Effects of T. asiatica root bark in the early phase (0-5mins) and the late phase (15-30 mins.) of the formalin test using mice

		Time spent in pain behavior (secs.)
Treatment	Dose (mg / kg)	Early phase (0-5min)	Late phase (15-30min)
Vehicle	0	221.84 ± 10.56	190.90 ± 7.47
T. asiatica root bark extract	50	207.54 ± 9.21	202.10 ± 21.29
	100	212.06 ± 7.64	110.58 ± 8.45***
	200	181.68 ± 4.21**	183.54 ± 11.38
Indomethacin	50	221.37 ± 6.71	25.33 ± 4.05***
Acetyl salicylic acid	100	166.70 ±7.37***	153.31 ± 10.96

Each group represents the mean ±SEM of 8 animals.

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001when compared with the control value subsequent to ANOVA