Inflammation Modulating Activity of the Hydroethanol Stem Bark Extract of Bombax costatum in Murine Models

Table 1

Arthritic indices for rats in adjuvant-induced arthritis evaluated from radiographs.

Groups	Radiological index
	Ipsilateral	Contralateral
IFA	0	0
CFA	2.60 ± 0.25	2.40 ± 0.25
Methotrexate
1.0 mg/kg	0.5	0.9
Dexamethasone
3.0 mg/kg	0.59	0.99
Extract
10 mg/kg	2.40 ± 0.24	2.20 ± 0.20
50 mg/kg	1.80 ± 0.20	2.00 ± 0.31
100 mg/kg	1.40 ± 0.24	1.80 ± 0.20

One-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s post hoc test. All data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 5). , , and compared to the complete Freund’s adjuvant control group. CFA, complete Freund’s adjuvant; IFA, incomplete Freund’s adjuvant.