Table 5.

Antipyretic effect of methanol extract of A. montanum (MEAM) on Brewer’s yeast induced pyrexia in mice.

Treatment (mg/kg)	Basal Temp. (°F)	0 Hour (after 24 Hour)	Rectal Temperature (°F)
			1st Hour	2nd Hour	3rd Hour	4th Hour
Control	99.20 ± 0.16	101.02 ± 0.15	100.82 ± 0.11	100.61 ± 0.09	100.43 ± 0.11	100.20 ± 0.17
Paracetamol 100	98.82 ± 0.21	100.50 ± 0.16 *	99.98 ± 0.14 ***	99.52 ± 0.14 ***	99.13 ± 0.15 ***	98.61 ± 0.15 ***
MEAM 100	98.93 ± 0.17	100.04 ± 0.09 ***	99.82 ± 0.09 ***	99.60 ± 0.08 ***	99.40 ± 0.07 ***	99.02 ± 0.11 ***
MEAM 200	99.02 ± 0.15	100.47 ± 0.24 *	99.96 ± 0.18 ***	99.73 ± 0.19 ***	99.33 ± 0.14 ***	99.05 ± 0.20 ***
MEAM 400	98.97 ± 0.08	100.33 ± 0.14 **	99.96 ± 0.18 ***	99.54 ± 0.10 ***	99.10 ± 0.11 ***	98.82 ± 0.09 ***

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, statistically significant in comparison to control (Dunnett’s test).