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Table 3 Effect of B. rubrovenia extract on castor oil induced intestinal fluid accumulation

From: Antidiarrhoeal screening of Himalayan edible plant Begonia rubrovenia and its marker followed by its validation using computational analysis

Groups

Weight of intestinal content (g)

Volume of intestinal content (mL)

% Inhibition

Na+ (mmol/l)

K+ (mmol/l)

Ca2+ (mmol/l)

Cl (mmol/l)

Normal

1.47 ± 0.05

1.80 ± 0.05

100

75.44 ± 3.59

28.86 ± 1.35

17.20 ± 0.88

70.06 ± 3.49

Castor oil

4.04 ± 0.28a

4.36 ± 0.17a

57.33 ± 2.62a

20.56 ± 1.43a

18.90 ± 0.80

52.08 ± 2.13

EBV 200

2.48 ± 0.10ab

2.06 ± 0.14b

52.59

82.90 ± 4.11b

27.40 ± 1.30b

18.21 ± 0.77

67.71 ± 3.18b

Quercetin

3.09 ± 0.07ab

2.41 ± 0.09ab

44.57

76.33 ± 3.82b

26.88 ± 1.37b

18.60 ± 0.92

65.21 ± 2.92b

Loperamide

2.02 ± 0.10b

1.95 ± 0.07b

55.27

84.23 ± 4.16b

28.06 ± 1.43b

18.70 ± 0.93

70.21 ± 2.89b

  1. Values are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 6)
  2. In table EBV Ethanolic extract of Begonia rubrovenia at 200 mg/kg, p.o.
  3. ap < 0.05 vs. Normal
  4. bp < 0.05 vs. Castor oil