Table 1.
Effect of Bulbophyllum neilgherrense on tail-flick-induced pain in Charles Foster rats
| Groups | Duration of latency of tail-flick response (s) recorded at different time intervals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 30 min | 60 min | 120 min | 180 min | 240 min | |
| Control | 4.43±0.29 | 3.74±0.26 | 3.32±0.21*** | 3.80±0.20** | 3.82±0.31 | 3.92±0.31 |
| Vehicle control | 4.81±0.63 | 5.48±0.57# | 5.70±0.63# | 4.67±0.23 | 4.11±0.49 | 3.84±0.28 |
| Pseudobulb powder | 4.61±0.49 | 5.68±0.50*,# | 6.92±0.76*,## | 6.88±0.32*,# | 5.70±0.43## | 4.82±0.26 |
| Pentazocine sodium | 4.13±0.26 | 6.17±0.49**,## | 7.66±0.63***,## | 6.24±0.63**,## | 6.05±0.39**,## | 4.23±0.25 |
Data: Mean±SEM, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 compared with initial (paired t-test), #P<0.05, ##P<0.01 when compared with control group (ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple t-test). SEM: Standard error of mean, ANOVA: Analysis of variance