Table 7 analgesic activity of various Rauvolfia species by formalin test

GP I (control)

15.0 ± 1.4

12.1 ± 1.7

5.8 ± 1.1

14.1 ± 1.7

12.0 ± 1.7

19.3 ± 2.5^#

10.3 ± 2.7

3.1 ± 1.9

5.5 ± 1.8

2.5 ± 1.6

5.6 ± 1.7

10.6 ± 3.7

GP II (Standard)

1.5 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 1.5

2.6 ± 1.5

2.3 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 1.2

3.1 ± 1.7

1.3 ± 1.2

3.3 ± 1.2

3.0 ± 1.4

2.1 ± 1.1*

2.6 ± 1.7*

2.1 ± 1.4*

GP III (RHR)

10.6 ± 1.7

15.6 ± 3.0

13.1 ± 3.1

15.1 ± 3.4

10.6 ± 1.7

11.0 ± 2.3

14.0 ± 2.2

5.3 ± 2.1

4.8 ± 2.0

16.3 ± 3.6

12.0 ± 2.6

3.1 ± 1.1*

GP IV (RTR)

12.6 ± 1.7

16.6 ± 4.0

11.3 ± 2.0

10.6 ± 2.1

11.5 ± 1.2

18.6 ± 1.8

12.3 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 1.1*

8.1 ± 2.7

10.5 ± 2.8

8.8 ± 2.4

3.5 ± 1.0*

GP V (RSR)

14.5 ± 3.0

14.8 ± 1.9

9.6 ± 1.6

10.8 ± 1.6

16.1 ± 4.0

10.0 ± 2.2

8.0 ± 2.0

6.0 ± 1.2

8.1 ± 1.1

6.1 ± 2.4*

12.0 ± 1.7

8.8 ± 1.8

GP VI (RMR)

12.5 ± 1.8

13.3 ± 2.4

7.6 ± 1.6

7.6 ± 2.2

7.8 ± 0.7

7.5 ± 1.8

8.3 ± 1.2

5.8 ± 2.1

3.0 ± 1.7*

1.6 ± 1.0*

1.8 ± 1.1*

1.8 ± 0.7*

GPVII (RVR)

7.5 ± 1.5

7.1 ± 1.4

8.1 ± 2.4

6.5 ± 1.5

7.5 ± 1.0

5.3 ± 1.5

2.5 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 0.7*

2.1 ± 0.7*

2.1 ± 1.7*

1.3 ± 0.8*

1.1 ± 1.1*