Table 3. Experimental protocol for determination of enteropooling activity.
Animal groups |
Treatment |
Group I |
Distilled water |
Group II |
Distilled water (10mL/kgbw) and castor oil administered to induce diarrhea 1 h later |
Group III |
Loperamide (3mg/kgbw) and castor oil administered to induce diarrhea 1 h later |
Group IV |
P. barbatus extract (100mg/kgbw) and castor oil administered to induce diarrhea 1 h later |
Group V |
P. barbatus extract (200mg/kgbw) and castor oil administered to induce diarrhea 1 h later |
Group VI |
P. barbatus extract (400mg/kgbw) and castor oil administered to induce diarrhea 1 h later |