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

Table 8

Analgesic activity of Oenothera biennis L. by hot-plate method.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	After 0 min	After 30 min	After 60 min	After 90 min	Percent decrease in latency time
Normal saline		3.30 ± 0.62	4.20 ± 0.36	3.73 ± 0.41	4.53 ± 0.80	…
Diclofenac sodium	10	3.70 ± 0.17	8.10 ± 0.45	9.23 ± 0.37	10.60 ± 0.10	57.2
Ethyl acetate	100	3.40 ± 0.62	4.63 ± 0.41	3.96 ± 0.47	5.83 ± 0.41	22.2
	200	3.50 ± 0.60	4.73 ± 0.90	4.40 ± 0.20	7.60 ± 0.60	40.3
	300	3.66 ± 0.90	4.86 ± 0.28	6.80 ± 0.62	9.80 ± 0.55	53.7
Ethanol	100	3.46 ± 0.90	4.23 ± 0.45	4.33 ± 0.05	7.23 ± 0.95	37.3
	200	3.63 ± 0.45	4.30 ± 0.80	5.50 ± 0.26	8.80 ± 0.45	48.5
	300	3.70 ± 0.85	4.50 ± 0.90	6.43 ± 0.25	11.20 ± 0.40	59.5

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