Evaluation of anxiolytic activity of the essential oil of the aerial part of Foeniculum vulgare Miller in mice

Table 2 Effect produced by administration of the essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare and reference compounds to mice in the staircase test

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Number of rearing	Number of stairs climbed
Vehicle	-	19.67 ± 2.50	16.17 ± 6.11
FV	50	15.00 ± 1.67 ^d**	18.00 ± 4.19 ^e**
FV	100	13.33 ± 4.93^{a* d*}	13.34 ± 1.37
FV	200	8.00 ± 3.03 ^{(a, b, e)*. (c, f)}	11.50 ± 3.56
FV	400	18.33 ± 3.44 ^d**	9.50 ± 4.09 ^{a. b*}
Diazepam	0.5	14.00 ± 3.29^(a.d)	12.00 ± 4.56

Data are mean ± S.E.M, n = 6, ^acompared with vehicle, ^bto 50 mg/kg, ^cto 100 mg/kg, ^dto 200 mg/kg, ^eto 400 mg/kg, ^fto diazepam, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. FV = Foeniculum vulgare essential oil.

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