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. 2019 Dec 1;2019:6963548. doi: 10.1155/2019/6963548

Table 2.

Effect of the hydroethanolic extract of Bixa orellana leaves on stool mass and stool frequencies in mice.

Group Treatment Total feces (g) Diarrheal feces (g) Inhibition (%) Frequency (number/h)
DC H2O (10 mL/kg) 0.28 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.02 3.00 ± 0.71
Lop5 5 mg/kg 0.06±0.02∗∗ 0.04±0.04∗∗ 84.00 0.60 ± 0.60
HEBo25 25 mg/kg 0.20 ± 0.02b 0.17 ± 0.03b 32.00 1.80 ± 0.49b
HEBo50 50 mg/kg 0.15 ± 0.09b 0.11 ± 0.09b 56.00 0.80 ± 0.49
HEBo100 100 mg/kg 0.10±0.04∗∗ 0.06±0.04∗∗ 76.00 0.60 ± 0.24
HEBo200 200 mg/kg 0.04±0.03∗∗ 0.03±0.03∗∗ 88.00 0.20±0.20∗∗

Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M (n = 5). DC: diarrheal control; Lop5: Loperamide 5 mg/kg; HEBo25, HEBo50, HEBo100, and HEBo200: hydroethanolic extract of Bixa orellana leaves, respectively, at 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg. Significant difference: P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01 compared with DC; bP < 0.05 compared with Lop5.