Fig. 7From: The use of Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae) in diarrhea and constipation involves calcium antagonism and cholinergic mechanismsThe concentration-dependent excitatory effect of different fractions of E. hirta, petroleum ether (Pet.EH) (a), chloroform (CHCl3.EH) (b), ethyl acetate (Et.Ac.EH) (c) and aqueous (Aq.EH) (d) without and with atropine (0.1 μM) on isolated rat ileum. {*/+P < 0.05, **/++P < 0.01 and ***/+++P < 0.001] vs. baseline and without atropine responses, ns represents non-significant (One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s test). The data shown as mean ± S.E.M, n = 4–6 individual experiments using tissues of 4 to 5 different animalsBack to article page