Table 1.

Effect of licorice aqueous extract (LE) treatment on experimental rats’ average body weight gain and food utilization rate (n = 10).

Group	Initial body weight (g)	Final body weight (g)	Average body weight gain (g)	Food utilization rate (%)
0 (mg/kg b.w./day)	236.6 ± 29.9	287.5 ± 30.1	49.83 ± 5.07	34.75 ± 3.72
50 (mg/kg b.w./day)	241.7 ± 35.3	281.9 ± 28.9	49.35 ± 5.32	33.98 ± 2.17
100 (mg/kg b.w./day)	238.8 ± 27.4	289.6 ± 30.6	50.02 ± 4.78	35.03 ± 3.08
150 (mg/kg b.w./day)	239.5 ± 26.2	289.2 ± 32.8	49.17 ± 5.19	33.47 ± 2.96
200 (mg/kg b.w./day)	240.5 ± 31.1	288.1 ± 30.7	50.07 ± 4.53	34.14 ± 3.14
250 (mg/kg b.w./day)	237.2 ± 28.3	289.1 ± 32.1	50.22 ± 4.62	35.38 ± 2.26
300 (mg/kg b.w./day)	235.7 ± 26.7	287.4 ± 29.4	49.43 ± 4.73	35.73 ± 2.51