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. 2020 Aug 12;25(16):3671. doi: 10.3390/molecules25163671

Table 4.

In vivo anti-inflammatory effect of LSEO using carrageenan induced-paw edema.

Treatment
(Dose μg/kg)
Weight (mean, mg) ± SD % Inhibition
of Edema
Left Hind Paw Right Hind Paw Edema Weight #
LSEO (200) 126.10 ± 8.00 110.12 ± 7.12 15.975 ± 7.31 A 47.0588
LSEO (20) 138.48 ± 10.1 121.00 ± 6.72 17.480 ± 8.71 A 42.0712
LSEO (2) 146.08 ± 8.61 122.35 ± 6.00 23.733 ± 9.22 A,B 21.3476
Positive control
(Indomethacin)
161.25 ± 6.12 144.50 ± 6.18 16.750 ± 7.50 A 44.4904
Negative control 154.30 ± 7.65 124.12 ± 10.0 30.175 ± 13.41 B /

Groups of animals (n = 5 mice per group) were pretreated with vehicle, Indomethacin (25 mg/kg, p.o.) or LSEO at doses of 2, 20, and 200 mg/kg per os (p.o.) 30 min before carrageenan-induced paw edema. LSEO: Lavandula stoechas Essential Oil. # Means within the same column followed by the same capital letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05) according to ANOVA analysis followed by Tukey’s post hoc multiple comparison test.