Anti-inflammatory intestinal activity of Combretum duarteanum Cambess. in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid colitis model

Table 3 Effect of oral administration of Cd-EtOHE or Cd-HexP for 21 d on water and food consumption in trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	Water intake (mL)	Food intake (g)
Non-colitics	-	31 ± 4	22 ± 2
Colitics	-	28 ± 3e	19 ± 2e
Cd-EtOHE	125	30 ± 4	20 ± 3d
Cd-HexP	62.5	31 ± 2a	22 ± 3b

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 7-9). One-way ANOVA, followed by Dunnett's test,

^aP < 0.05 and

^bP < 0.01 vs colitic group;

^dP < 0.05 and

^eP < 0.01 vs non-colitic group. Cd: Combretum duarteanum; EtOHE: Ethanolic extract; HexP: Hexane phase.