Maytenus erythroxylon Reissek (Celastraceae) ethanol extract presents antidiarrheal activity via antimotility and antisecretory mechanisms

Table 4 Effect of the oral administration of EtOH extract obtained from the leaves of Maytenus erythroxylon on the consumption of water and food of male and female mice for 14 d

Intake	Vehicle	EtOHE-Me
	(NaCl 0.9%)	(2000 mg/kg)
Water consumption (mL)
Female	30.78 ± 2.30	28.09 ± 2.53NS
Male	35.51 ± 2.00	34.65 ± 3.37NS
Food consumption (g)
Female	31.41 ± 2.00	30.71 ± 2.26NS
Male	39.06 ± 1.32	38.93 ± 1.83NS

¹Data are presented in g and expressed as mean ± SD.

^NSNo significant differences (P > 0.05) between treated (EtOHE-Me) vs non-treated (NaCl 0.9%) mice. EtOHE-Me: Ethanol extract of Maytenus erythroxylon.