Table 3.
Anxiolytic effects of M. champaca leaves extract and diazepam in elevated plus maze test.
| Groups | Open arms |
Closed arms |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of entries | Time spent | Number of entries | Time spent | |
| Control | 3.05 ± 0.31a | 120.04 ± 0.64a | 5.00 ± 1.20b | 166.05 ± 0.56c |
| 100 mg/kg | 4.15 ± 0.76b | 150.78 ± 2.02b | 4.78 ± 1.05b | 127.48 ± 1.04b |
| 200 mg/kg | 6.25 ± 1.11c | 184.45 ± 1.00c | 3.78 ± 0.13a | 111.09 ± 0.99a |
| Diazepam 1 mg/kg | 6.10 ± 0.05c | 180.02 ± 0.40c | 4.85 ± 3.01b | 125.07 ± 0.88b |
Values are expressed as mean ± SE. Means in the same column with distinct superscripts are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) as separated by Duncan's multiple range test (the different alphabets indicate the statistically significant difference between the values).