Table 2. Effect of methanol and petroleum ether extracts of leaves of D. pulchellum on castor oil induced enteropooling in rats.

Groups	Treatment (p.o.)	Total length of intestinal content (g)	Volume of intestinal content (mL)	Inhibition (%)
I	Saline (2 mL/kg)	3.18±0.07	2.79±0.18	-
II	Loperamide (5 mg/kg)	1.61±0.04**	1.18±0.10**	57.71
III	DPM (200 mg/kg)	2.27±0.91*	1.99±0.64*	28.67
IV	DPP (200 mg/kg)	2.48±0.20*	2.08±0.10*	25.45

Values are expressed as mean±SEM (n=5). *P<0.05, **P<0.01 when compared with control group. DPM: D. pulchellum methanol extract DPM: D. pulchellum petroleum ether extract.