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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Effect of Black Cumin extracts by DMSO on acetic acid-induced (0.6%) writhing in mice

From: Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of black cumin (BC, Nigella sativa L.) extracts in in vivo model systems

Group

Dose (mg/kg, p.o.)

No. of writhinga

% inhibition

Control

–

23.67 ± 1.2

–

Diclofenac sodium

50

14.70 ± .89**

37.89

200

18.01 ± 1.0*

23.91

Nigella sativa

400

17.35 ± 0.67*

26.65

800

16.62 ± 0.33*

29.78

  1. aPresented as mean ± SEM (n = 3)
  2. *p < 0.05 compared with the control group (Dunnett’s test)
  3. **p < 0.001 compared with the control group (Dunnett’s test)
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