Table 3.

Effect of Mallotus repandus leaf methanol extract in acetic acid writhing test.

Group	Doses (mg/kg)	Number of writhing responses	Inhibition (%)
Control	1% Tween 80 in water (10 mL/kg)	8.8 ± 0.374	—
Diclofenac Na	100	1.4 ± 0.245*	83.833
MLM	500	6.0 ± 0.949	31.611
	1000	4.0 ± 1.304*	54.389
	2000	3.2 ± 0.917*	63

Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 5). One way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparisons was performed to analyze this dataset.  ^* P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant when compared against control.