Table 2.

Influence of different fractions on body weight of mice ($\overline{x}$ ± s, n = 10).

Group	Dose (g/kg)	Before admin.	1 Day after admin.	3 Days after admin.	5 Days after admin.	7 Days after admin.
Control	-	24.5 ± 2.1	25.8 ± 2.3	28.8 ± 2.8	30.2 ± 2.5	32.8 ± 2.7
Petroleum ether fraction	3.46	24.3 ± 1.8	25.7 ± 2.0	28.1 ± 2.1	30.7 ± 2.3	31.7 ± 2.7
	1.73	24.6 ± 1.8	25.2 ± 2.1	28.7 ± 1.9	30.1 ± 1.8	31.4 ± 2.0
	0.87	24.2 ± 1.7	25.6 ± 2.2	29.1 ± 1.6	30.0 ± 1.8	32.2 ± 2.4
Chloroform fraction	3.46	24.3 ± 1.8	25.9 ± 2.0	29.4 ± 1.9	30.2 ± 2.1	31.5 ± 2.4
	1.73	24.5 ± 1.7	25.5 ± 2.3	28.9 ± 2.6	30.8 ± 2.6	30.7 ± 2.5
	0.87	24.7 ± 1.9	25.6 ± 2.1	29.1 ± 2.0	31.2 ± 2.1	30.6 ± 2.4
Ethyl acetate fraction	3.46	24.5 ± 1.7	25.0 ± 2.9	27.7 ± 2.7	29.2 ± 3.0	29.8 ± 2.8 **
	1.73	24.3 ± 1.6	25.9 ± 2.6	27.8 ± 2.8	30.3 ± 2.5	31.0 ± 2.6 *
	0.87	24.7 ± 1.8	25.0 ± 2.8	27.7 ± 2.7	28.8 ± 2.6	29.6 ± 2.5 *
n-Butanol fraction	3.46	24.2 ± 1.8	25.1 ± 2.9	27.3 ± 2.7	29.3 ± 2.8	28.1 ± 2.8 **
	1.73	24.4 ± 1.7	25.3 ± 2.9	27.9 ± 2.5	29.5 ± 2.6	30.0 ± 2.9 *
	0.87	24.7 ± 1.8	25.5 ± 1.8	28.1 ± 1.8	29.7 ± 1.82.8	30.1 ± 1.8 *
Water fraction	3.46	24.5 ± 1.7	24.9 ± 2.2	26.9 ± 2.8	28.9 ± 2.9	30.0 ± 2.7 *
	1.73	24.8 ± 1.8	25.0 ± 2.7	27.0 ± 2.9	29.2 ± 2.8	30.8 ± 2.6
	0.87	24.4 ± 1.6	25.3 ± 2.6	27.1 ± 2.9	29.1 ± 2.8	30.5 ± 2.9

Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 compared with control group.