Table 1.

Body weight of Wistar rats obtained after acute oral treatment with Dioscorea villosa dry extract at a daily dose of 5 g/Kg (single dose) given by oral route

		Control		DV 5000 mg/kg
Gender	Day	Body weight (g)	Increase (%)	Body weight (g)	Increase (%)
Male	0	332.14 ± 4.0	0.00	282.00 ± 5.2	0.00
	7	338.00 ± 5.5	1.76	284.00 ± 5.0	0.71
	14	345.43 ± 4.9	4.00	291.10 ± 5.6	3.24
Female	0	212.90 ± 4.6	0.00	195.50 ± 5.8	0.00
	07	214.00 ± 5.2	0.54	198.90 ± 5.3	1.73
	14	218.00 ± 5.2	2.42	203.10 ± 6.4	3.92

Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (n = 07 animals/group).