Table 1: Anti-Nociceptive Effect of the MeOH Extract of A. tegmentosum Heartwood and Its Fractions in Hot-Plate Test and Acetic Acid-Induced Writhing Syndrome in Mice

Group Dose (mg/kg) Stretching Episode (count/min) Action Time (sec)
Control - 66.4 ± 2.41a 10.3 ± 3.17g
MeOH extract 100 63.4 ± 2.70ab 13.2 ± 2.96defg
200 56.6 ± 2.70c 14.2 ± 1.33cdefg
CHCl3 fraction 100 63.4 ± 2.30ab 11.9 ± 2.16fg
200 64.8 ± 3.77ab 12.8 ± 1.92efg
BuOH fraction 100 53.4 ± 2.70cd 15.2 ± 2.41cdef
200 45.4 ± 2.88e 17.9 ± 2.38bc
H2O fraction 100 56.2 ± 3.19cd 14.6 ± 2.18cdef
200 52.6 ± 2.70d 16.8 ± 2.06bcde
Aspirin 100 16.2 ± 1.30h -
Morphine 10 - 28.5 ± 4.16a

Samples were administered orally for one week and mice were tested one hour after the last treatment. Data are mean ± SD value (n = 9 mice per group). Values followed by superscripted letters are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test.