Table 4

Experiment A: Blood edema and oral administration

Drug
Paw volume increase over time (ml ± SD) and effect (% of negative control)



1 hr

2 hr

3 hr

5 hr


Saline
0.60 ± 0.12

0.63 ± 0.11

0.55 ± 0.15

0.36 ± 0.13










Arnica D4
0.58 ± 0.08
-5
0.61 ± 0.08
-4
0.52 ± 0.11
-5
0.38 ± 0.11
7
Apis D4
0.55 ± 0.08
-8
0.66 ± 0.08
4
0.55 ± 0.15
0
0.35 ± 0.13
-1
Atropa D4
0.57 ± 0.08
-6
0.63 ± 0.11
-1
0.54 ± 0.15
-2
0.33 ± 0.11
-7
Hamamelis D4
0.57 ± 0.07
-6
0.62 ± 0.08
-2
0.50 ± 0.13
-9
0.31 ± 0.10
-12
Lachesis D6
0.55 ± 0.14
-10
0.63 ± 0.11
-1
0.50 ± 0.15
-9
0.31 ± 0.12
-13
Phosphorus D6
0.54 ± 0.08
-11
0.62 ± 0.09
-2
0.53 ± 0.12
-4
0.33 ± 0.09
-7









Indomethacin i.m.
0.51 ± 0.10
-16
0.46 ± 0.10
-27
0.36 ± 0.12
-35
0.22 ± 0.10
-39

ANOVA results. Treatment: F(7,135) = 4.40, p = 0.0002; Time: F(3,405) = 535.25, p < 0.0001; Treatment × time (F(21,405) = 2.66, p = 0.0004.

Bold characters denote significant comparisons (by Student t test) vs. Saline group corresponding for time since edema induction.

Conforti et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:1   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-1