Table 3.

Antinociceptive effect of MECN leaf in acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing test in mice

Treatment	Dose(mg/kg)	Responses
		Number of writhing (Mean ± SEM)	% Inhibition
Control	0.1 ml/mouse	65.90 ± 2.05	-
Diclofenac sodium	10	20.00 ± 0.79*	69.65
MECN	50	59.10 ± 3.74	10.32
MECN	100	32.20 ± 1.41*	51.14
MECN	200	22.70 ± 0.91*	65.55

Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM (n = 5); * denotes p < 0.001 compared with control group (Dunnett’s test).