Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities of Ziziphus Mauritiana var. spontanea (Edgew.) R.R. Stewart ex Qaiser & Nazim. and Oenothera Biennis L.

Table 6

Analgesic activity of Ziziphus mauritiana. var spontanea and Oenothera biennis L. by writhing method.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Ziziphus mauritiana		Oenothera biennis
		Average no. of writhing	% Inhibition	Average no. of writhing	Inhibition %
Normal saline	5 ml/kg	70.6 ± 5.03	—	70.6 ± 5.03	—
Diclofenac sodium	10 mg/kg	22.3 ± 2.51	68.5	22.3 ± 2.51	68.5
Ethyl acetate	100 mg/kg	60.66 ± 9.45	14.1	58.66 ± 0.57	17.0
	200 mg/kg	55.00 ± 4.00	22.0	53.66 ± 3.21	24.0
	300 mg/kg	30.00 ± 5.00	57.5	25.33 ± 5.50	64.1
Ethanol	100 mg/kg	57.66 ± 6.65	18.4	61.66 ± 6.65	12.7
	200 mg/kg	53.00 ± 4.35	25.0	50.00 ± 1.73	29.1
	300 mg/kg	19.33 ± 1.15	72.6	28.66 ± 7.02	59.4

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significance is shown as significant, more significant, and highly significant.