Table 8.

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of the Solvent Fractions of V. auriculifera on Cotton Pellet Induced Granuloma in Rats

Group	Exudate (Mean ± SEM)	% Inhibition of Exudation	Granuloma (Mean ± SEM)	% Inhibition of Granulation
TW	151.56 ± 1.83	–	155.18 ± 1.40	–
AQF100	141.85 ± 1.34a	2.44	136.95 ± 2.45a	11.74
AQF200	120.87 ± 3.22ab	20.24	105.28 ± 2.25ab	32.15
AQF400	105.66 ± 1.26ac	30.28	92.34 ± 1.63abc	40.49
EAF100	149.32 ± 1.22	1.47	138.85 ± 1.49a	10.52
EAF200	123.35 ± 1.94ae	18.61	107.12 ± 1.91ae	30.97
EAF400	106.97 ± 1.30aef	29.42	95.12 ± 1.50aef	38.70
MEF100	138.20 ± 5.98a	8.81	123.52 ± 3.95abe	20.40
MEF200	115.32 ± 2.18ah	23.91	99.59 ± 3.13ah	35.82
MEF400	101.92 ± 1.71ahi	32.75	90.25 ± 1.49ah	41.84
IND	76.11 ± 2.00adgj	49.78	72.17 ± 1.35adgj	53.49

Notes: ^aAgainst negative control, ^bagainst AQF 100mg/kg, ^cagainst AQF 200 mg/kg, ^dagainst AQF 400 mg/kg, ^eagainst EAF 100 mg/kg, ^fagainst EAF 200 mg/kg, ^gagainst EAF 400 mg/kg, ^hagainst MEF 100 mg/kg, ⁱagainst MEF 200 mg/kg, ^jagainst MEF 400 mg/kg; TW, 2% Tween 80 10mL/kg; IND, Indomethacin 10mg/kg; p < 0.05.

Abbreviations: AQF, aqueous fraction; EAF, ethyl acetate fraction; MEF, methanol fraction.