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Table 2 Antiemetic activities of ethanolic extract and fractions of S. paniculata leaves

From: In vivo antipyretic, antiemetic, in vitro membrane stabilization, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities of different extracts from Spilanthes paniculata leaves

Treatments

Doses

Mean number of retches ± SEM

% inhibition of emesis

Control

10 ml/kg

71.4 ± 1.76

-

Standard

50 mg/kg

23.4 ± 2.85

67.23

Crude extract

200 mg/kg

46.2 ± 1.80

39.78

400 mg/kg

44.6 ± 2.10

37.54

n-hexane extract

200 mg/kg

46.8 ± 2.02

34.45**

400 mg/kg

44.6 ± 2.03

37.53**

Ethyl acetate extract

200 mg/kg

54.4 ± 1.86

23.80**

400 mg/kg

53.6 ± 2.07

24.93**

  1. Here, **Significant difference at P < 0.001 vs. control; SEM = standard error mean.