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. 2014 Jan 28;11(2):402–410. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v11i2.26

Table 2.

Effect of 100–400 mg/kg of Alchornea cordifolia hydroethanolic leaf extract on body weight changes (g) of CFA-induced arthritic rats

Treatment	4^th day ΔWt	8^th day ΔWt	12^th day ΔWt	16^th day ΔWt	20^th day ΔWt	24^th day ΔWt	28^th day ΔWt
Control	7.67 ± 3.37	12.70 ± 4.42	17.00 ± 4.50	21.30 ± 4.66	26.30 ± 8.95	38.30 ± 8.71	36.80 ± 8.34
100 mg/kg HEAC (Pre)	8.05 ± 1.80	8.26 ± 1.80	11.80 ± 8.85	51.00 ± 15.80^a	75.40 ± 17.30^c	84.60 ± 15.20^c	96.00 ± 15.50^c
200 mg/kg HEAC (Pre)	6.75 ± 0.85	7.50 ± 1.70	20.80 ± 6.17	33.80 ± 9.78	35.50 ± 10.70	41.30 ± 12.20	51.30 ± 13.30^a
400 mg/kg HEAC (Pre)	14.00 ± 4.34	23.40 ± 3.97	30.80 ± 4.57	44.60 ± 7.46^a	64.40 ± 6.74^b	74.60 ± 5.18^c	85.40 ± 5.56^c
200 mg/kg HEAC (Post)	8.80 ± 1.16	11.20 ± 3.93	13.60 ± 7.78	18.60 ± 11.80	32.20 ± 12.50	40.20 ± 13.30	47.00 ± 14.00
400 mg/kg HEAC (Post)	8.60 ± 1.44	21.20 ± 5.88	34.60 ± 10.20^a	42.20 ± 12.00^a	53.80 ± 15.40^b	61.40 ± 15.20^a	70.80 ± 15.40^b
3 mg/kg CELE	8.67 ± 1.12	23.30 ± 2.85	33.70 ± 4.98^a	56.20 ± 7.35^b	51.80 ± 12.60^b	60.80 ± 12.90^a	68.20±12.90^b

^{a, b and c}

represent significant increases at p<0.05, p<0.01 and p<0.001 when compared to control value on 12^th, 16^th, 20^th, 24^th and 28^th day