Table 3.

Effect of 80% Methanol Extract (80ME) of the Leaves of Dodonaea viscosa on Gastrointestinal Transit in Mice.^a

Dose (mg/kg)	Length of Small Intestine (cm)	Distance Traveled by Charcoal Meal (cm)	Peristaltic Index (%)	% Inhibition
Control	50.28 ± 3.05	38.98 ± 3.06	77.77 ± 5.29	—
80ME 100	53.84 ± 3.35	23.58 ± 5.75	43.87 ± 10.65	43.59
80ME 200	59.08 ± 2.66	12.00 ± 4.97b*	21.03 ± 8.64b*	72.96
80ME 400	56.96 ± 1.85	9.5 ± 4.03b*	16.01 ± 6.84b**	79.41
Loperamide 3	58.82 ± 2.75	8.6 ± 5.28b*	14.39 ± 8.88b**	81.5

^a Values are given as mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 5); analysis was done using one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey honestly significant difference (HSD) post hoc test.

^b Compared with negative control values.

*P < .01, **P < .001.