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Table 6 Effects of ethanol extract of D. rotundifolia on GIT motility

From: Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia triana (Melastomataceae)

Group

% movement of charcoal plug (mean ± SEM)

Normal saline

31. 38 ± 6. 03

2. 5 mg/kg of Atropine

25. 30 ± 3. 56

0. 5 mg/kg of Carbachol

68. 49 ± 10. 34

100 mg/kg of D. rotundifolia

14. 35 ± 1. 10

200 mg/kg of D. rotundifolia

5. 45 ± 2. 99

300 mg/kg of D. rotundifolia

2. 64 ± 0. 35

400 mg/kg of D. rotundifolia

1. 90 ± 0. 20

  1. Values are mean + SEM (n = 5)