Table 4.

Mean number of atretic follicles present in the ovaries of rat after treatment with Rumex steudelii root extract

	Dose		Small	Large	Small	Graffian	Total no. of
Treatment	(g/kg)	Primary	preantral	preantral	antral		follicles
Control		10.20±0.66	13.80±0.37	7.40±0.60	4.60±0.40	3.20±0.37	39.20±0.73
Methanolic extract	2.2	11.40±0.51	15.80±0.86	9.00±0.55	7.20±0.66**	6.00±0.31**	49.80±0.87**
Methanolic extract	2.5	11.20±0.58	15.20±0.37	9.80±0.37*	7.80±0.50**	5.40±0.51**	48.80±1.16**
Methanolic extract	3.0	14.00±0.41**	11.60±0.68	7.20±0.37	5.20±0.37	4.20±0.37	42.20±0.80

Data recorded as Mean ± SEM N = 5

^*P<0.05

^**P < 0.01