Table 5.

Anti-inflammatory activity of crude oils of S. edelbergii.

Changes in Paw Diameter (Mean ± SEM)
Treatment	Conc. (mg/kg)	After 1 h	After 2 h	After 3 h	Aver. Measurement	% Inhibition
Inducer (Carrag)	1 mL	1.15 ± 0.01	1.39 ± 0.03	1.71 ± 0.03	1.41 ± 0.03
NS	1 mL	1.14 ± 0.03	1.39 ± 0.03	1.70 ± 0.03	1.41 ± 0.03	-
DS	10	0.54 ± 0.05	0.41 ± 0.03	0.29 ± 0.5	0.41 ± 0.02	70.92
HEO	5	0.79 ± 0.07	0.73 ± 0.01	0.67 ± 0.03	0.73 ± 0.05 *	48.22
	10	0.71 ± 0.04	0.59 ± 0.02	0.47 ± 0.06	0.59 ± 0.04 *	58.15
	15	0.68 ± 0.06	0.56 ± 0.03	0.42 ± 0.01	0.55 ± 0.03 *	61

Carrag = carrageenan, NS = normal saline, diclofenac sodium = positive control, HEO = n-hexane extracted oil, n = 3 with p ≤ 0.05 *; data were taken as the mean ± SEM.