Table 5.

Anti-Arthritic Activity of the Different C. tiglium L. seeds Extracts before and after Incorporating ZnO-NPs

Extract		Proteinase Denaturation (%)	Inhibition of Proteinase Activity (%)
Before	Ethanolic	36.99 ± 0.48	31.91 ± 0.66
	Aqueous	52.44 ± 0.67*	52.22 ± 0.42*
	P. Ether	26.19 ± 0.66	32.28 ± 0.60
After	ZnO-Ethanolic	67.77 ± 0.39	52.46 ± 0.66
	ZnO-Aqueous	78.99 ± 0.44*	75.17 ± 0.99*
	ZnO-P. Ether	45.65 ± 1.11	46.75 ± 0.65
Diclofenac sodium (Standard)		48.68 ± 0.24	40.46 ± 0.73

* denotes the most effective extract, Values expressed as mean of three replicates ± SE.