Table 3.
Changes in the mean bodyweight of rats after daily oral treatment (40 days) with Corrigiola telephiifolia extract.
| Corrigiola telephiifolia (mg/kg bodyweight) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 5 | 70 | 2000 | ||
| Females | Days | ||||
| D1 | 199.4 ± 4.8 | 200.3 ± 3.8 | 216.0 ± 3.5 | 187.1 ± 3.6 | |
| D5 | 205.4 ± 4.9 | 206.4 ± 4.7 | 214.0 ± 4.2 | 175.0 ± 3.0a∗ | |
| D10 | 210.0 ± 4.6 | 210.9 ± 4.5 | 218.0 ± 5.2 | 175.1 ± 3.4a∗ | |
| D15 | 210.0 ± 5.9 | 210.2 ± 5.3 | 220.0 ± 5.2 | 176.7 ± 3.0a∗ | |
| D20 | 216.8 ± 6.1a | 217.1 ± 6.0a | 227.0 ± 5.6 | 182.1 ± 3.7* | |
| D25 | 220.1 ± 6.6a | 221.0 ± 6.5a | 228.0 ± 4.0a | 185.5 ± 4.1* | |
| D30 | 220.3 ± 6.2a | 221.5 ± 6.3a | 230.5 ± 5.3a | 187.7 ± 5.0* | |
| D35 | 222.9 ± 4.8a | 224.1 ± 4.9a | 231.0 ± 4.8a | 189.3 ± 4.1* | |
| D40 | 221.5 ± 4.9a | 223.8 ± 5.0a | 229.0 ± 4.6a | 190.9 ± 3.3* | |
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| Males | Days | ||||
| D1 | 242.8 ± 2.9 | 245.1 ± 2.6 | 247.4 ± 3.5 | 250.5 ± 2.4 | |
| D5 | 251.7 ± 3.2 | 253.6 ± 3.1 | 246.7 ± 2.8 | 242.0 ± 2.5a∗ | |
| D10 | 253.2 ± 3.6a | 256.5 ± 3.2a | 253.7 ± 3.4a | 245.6 ± 2.4 | |
| D15 | 255.5 ± 3.9a | 259.4 ± 4.0a | 264.6 ± 4.1a | 249.1 ± 4.1 | |
| D20 | 261.2 ± 4.6a | 264.3 ± 5.1a | 267.9 ± 5.0a | 251.6 ± 6.3 | |
| D25 | 270.7 ± 5.5a | 274.6 ± 5.3a | 269.3 ± 5.2a | 254.3 ± 4.2* | |
| D30 | 273.6 ± 6.2a | 277.1 ± 5.6a | 274.4 ± 5.2a | 259.1 ± 3.1a | |
| D35 | 276.6 ± 7.0a | 280.3 ± 6.2a | 277.0 ± 6.1a | 264.1 ± 3.6a | |
| D40 | 277.5 ± 6.6a | 281.2 ± 6.5a | 277.8 ± 6.0a | 266.9 ± 3.5a | |
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. The different superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (P < .05) in the Student's t-test.
*as compared with the control group; aas compared with the initial weight of rats on the first day (D1) of the treatment for each group.