Table 1. Weight gain in rats with arthritis induced by Freund’s Complete Adjuvant .

Groups, number of animals in group on day 14	Weight gain relative to day 0
	day 14, before treatment	day 21	day 28
Control, n = 15	53 (41; 61)	71 (60; 86)	87 (74; 103)
Adjuvant Arthritis, n = 11	32 (26; 39)*	48 (45; 55)*	60 (53; 67)*
Hemantane gel, n = 8	37 (25; 43)*	39 (19; 54)*	67 (58; 80)*
Diclofenac gel, n = 10	33 (26; 52)	47 (39; 57)*	69 (37; 86)

* P < 0.05 vs adjuvant arthritis group, Mann–Whitney U test; data are expressed as median (Q1; Q3).