Table 9.
Percent intestinal transit of MEC and NBFC in pigeons.
| Treatment | Dose (mg)·(mL)/Kg (PO) | Total Length of Intestine (cm) |
Total Distance Travelled by Charcoal Meal (cm) | % Intestinal Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castor oil | 6 | 88.9 ± 5.1 | 77.7 ± 5.1 | 87.60 ± 5.8 *** |
| Distilled Water | 6 | 90.9 ± 2.7 | 37.3 ± 2.8 | 41.15 ± 4.3 |
| MEC | 25 | 76.4 ± 2.7 | 40.5 ± 3.0 | 53.1 ± 5.2 *** |
| 50 | 71.4 ± 2.4 | 45.6 ± 2.2 | 64.01 ± 5.2 *** | |
| 100 | 81.46 ± 1.8 | 55.6 ± 2.3 | 68.28 ± 2.4 *** | |
| NBFC | 25 | 88.3 ± 2.01 | 45.2 ± 1.9 | 45 ± 1.4 * |
| 50 | 83.3 ± 2.9 | 55.4 ± 2 | 66.46 ± 1.5 *** | |
| 100 | 81.4 ± 2.4 | 66.1 ± 2 | 81.18 ± 2.5 *** |
Data are represented as mean ± SEM (* p ≤ 0.05; *** p ≤ 0.001). MEC, methanolic extract of Chrozophora tinctoria; NBFC, n-butanol fraction of Chrozophora tinctoria; DW, distilled water; PO, per orally/by orally; %, percentage.