Table 3.

Effects of crude extract and solvent fractions of the leaves of B. abyssinica on intestinal motility

Types of treatment	The total length of the intestine (cm)	Length of intestine marked with charcoal (cm)	PI (%)	Inhibition of motility (%)
NEC	57.58 ± 0.87	33.75 ± 1.57	58.76 ± 3.26	–––––––-
Atropine 5 mg/kg	58.50 ± 0.80	18.75 ± 1.57	32.03 ± 2.62	45.49
Crude extract (mg/kg)
100	59.83 ± 1.72	27.25 ± 1.67b1	45.83 ± 3.48b1	22.00
200	57.5 ± 0.61	25.17 ± 1.81a1	43.92 ± 3.54a1	25.26
400	57.73 ± 0.95	23.33 ± 1.76a2	40.48 ± 3.17a2	31.11
AF (mg/kg)
100	55.92 ± 0.72	25.67 ± 1.08a2b1	45.93 ± 1.97a1b2	21.83
200	56.42 ± 1.00	23.33 ± 1.26a3	41.43 ± 2.39a2	29.49
400	57.00 ± 0.76	22.42 ± 1.34a3	39.47 ± 2.82a3	32.83
CF (mg/kg)
100	57.75 ± 1.24	31.33 ± 1.42 b3e2	54.24 ± 2.06b3e2	7.69
200	57.92 ± 1.36	28.67 ± 2.00b2	49.30 ± 2.67b3	16.10
400	57.67 ± 2.46	21.33 ± 1.60a3c2	36.89 ± 1.89a3c2	37.22
NHF (mg/kg)
100	57.83 ± 1.07	31.83 ± 1.49 b3e2	55.16 ± 2.86 b3e2	6.13
200	57.17 ± 1.12	30.08 ± 1.65b3e1	52.88 ± 3.32b2e1	10.01
400	58.08 ± 0.98	21.75 ± 1.53a3c2d1	37.67 ± 3.30a2c2d1	35.89

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6); statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. ^acompared to negative control, ^bcompared to atropine, ^ccompared to 100 mg/kg, ^dcompared to 200 mg/kg, ^ecompared to 400 mg/kg. ¹p < 0.05, ²p < 0.01, ^3p < 0.001.NC Negative control