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. 2011 Winter;10(1):75–82.

Table 1.

Effect of intraperitoneal injection of G. glabra var. glandulifera ethanol extract and fractions on clonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole in mice

Treatment Dose Incidence of clonic seizures (%)
Control 1 10 mL/Kg 100
Control 2 10 mL/Kg 80
Ethosuximide 150 mg/Kg 0٭٭٭
Crude extract 1 g/Kg 80
Crude extract 1.5 g/Kg 60
Crude extract 2 g/Kg 40*
Crude extract 3 g/Kg 30٭٭
Crude extract 4 g/Kg 20٭٭
f1 fraction 1 g/Kg 80
f1 fraction 1.5 g/Kg 30٭٭
f1 fraction 2 g/Kg 20٭٭
f2 fraction 2 g/Kg 70
f2 fraction 4 g/Kg 100
f1A fraction 1 g/Kg 80
f1A fraction 2 g/Kg 80
f1A fraction 3 g/Kg 70
f1B fraction 1 g/Kg 80
f1B fraction 1.5 g/Kg 80

n = 10, ٭: p < 0.05, ٭٭: p < 0.01 and ٭٭٭: p < 0.001 compared to control value. Control 1: Saline, solvent of ethosuximide; Control 2: Tween 80 (25%): DMSO (2 : 1, v/v), solvent of the extract and fractions. f1: CH2Cl2 fraction, f2: Aqueous fraction, f1A: n-Hexane fraction, f1B: Methanol fraction.