Table 4.
Treatment (Dose μg/kg) |
Weight (mean, mg) ± SD | % Inhibition of Edema |
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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.