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Table 1 Antinociceptive effect of C. rotundus extract and morphine in hot plate test

From: Evaluation of antinociceptive activity of hydromethanol extract of Cyperus rotundus in mice

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Response time (s) (%MPE)

Pretreatment

30 min

60 min

90 min

120 min

Vehicle

0.1 ml/mice

7.44 ± 0.48

7.89 ± 0.62

7.52 ± 0.86

7.91 ± 0.90

8.44 ± 0.83

Morphine sulphate

5

8.70 ± 0.72

14.89 ± 1.01**(54.72)

18.17 ± 0.66**(83.76)

14.70 ± 0.26**(53.04)

12.99 ± 0.93(37.94)

HMCR

50

8.22 ± 0.91

10.27 ± 0.55(17.45)

11.97 ± 0.28*(31.89)

10.85 ± 0.90(22.35)

9.22 ± 1.32(8.52)

HMCR

100

6.19 ± 0.91

10.11 ± 0.72(28.38)

13.03 ± 1.18**(49.55)

11.63 ± 0.97*(39.43)

10.77 ± 0.83(33.17)

HMCR

200

8.22 ± 0.72

12.21 ± 0.62*(33.89)

13.93 ± 0.63**(48.51)

11.99 ± 0.76*(32.04)

11.07 ± 1.47(24.19)

  1. Each value is presented as the mean ± SEM (n = 5); *p < 0.05 compared with the control group (Dunnett’s test). **p < 0.001 compared with the control group (Dunnett’s test).