Table 1.

Body weight gains after oral treatment of platycodin D

Group	Intervals
	Day 0a~Day 7	Day 7~Day 13	Day 0~Day 14b
Male
Vehicle control	8.84 ± 1.24	1.20 ± 0.38	7.44 ± 1.86
2000 mg/kg	8.02 ± 1.39	1.46 ± 0.98	6.30 ± 2.33
1000 mg/kg	7.68 ± 0.82	2.72 ± 0.83*	8.08 ± 1.44
500 mg/kg	8.68 ± 0.44	1.96 ± 1.64	7.68 ± 1.85
250 mg/kg	7.24 ± 4.26	2.86 ± 5.30	7.54 ± 1.24
125 mg/kg	8.74 ± 0.88	1.94 ± 0.48	8.02 ± 1.07
Female
Vehicle control	5.92 ± 2.02	1.56 ± 1.58	5.50 ± 2.23
2000 mg/kg	5.46 ± 2.74	1.12 ± 1.78	4.92 ± 2.94
1000 mg/kg	6.54 ± 0.79	1.86 ± 0.90	6.18 ± 1.13
500 mg/kg	5.10 ± 1.80	1.44 ± 1.73	4.62 ± 2.87
250 mg/kg	4.42 ± 1.18	2.10 ± 1.63	4.50 ± 1.32
125 mg/kg	4.72 ± 0.83	3.22 ± 1.11	5.78 ± 0.83

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of five mice, g.

^aDay of treatment after overnight fasted.

^bDay of sacrifice after overnight fasted.

*p < 0.05 compared with male vehicle control.