Table 3.
Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Responses | |
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Number of head dips | % inhibition | ||
Control | 0.1 mL/mouse | 56.2 ± 2.27 | 0 |
Diazepam | 1 | 13.8 ± 2.04* | 75.44 |
EESD | 50 | 42.8 ± 2.42* | 23.84 |
EESD | 100 | 30.6 ± 2.71* | 45.55 |
EESD | 200 | 16.6 ± 1.47* | 70.46 |
Values are presented as the Mean ± SEM (n = 5). EESD = ethanolic extract of Scoparia dulcis; * P < 0.05 compared with the control group (one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's test).