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Table 6 Effect of METS on xylene-induced edema

From: Evaluation of antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of GC/MS characterized methanol leaf extract of Terminalia superba (Combretaceae, Engl. & Diels)

Treatments

Number of mice used

Mean right ear weight (g) ± SD

Mean left ear weight (g) ± SD

% inhibition of treated ear

Negative control

5

0.09 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.02

4.30

Positive control (diclofenac 0.1%)

5

0.12 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.02

42.29**

100 mg (METs)

5

0.08 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.02

21.78**

200 mg (METs)

5

0.09 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.02

32.93*

  1. * and **: significantly different from the negative control at p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectively