Table 4.

Effects of oral administration of Plukenetia conophora seed and 4H-Pyran-4-One 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-Dihydroxy-6-Methylon the body weight of male Wistar rats treated with a single IP dose of 2 mg/kg of cadmium chloride.

Group	Body weight (g)
	Initial	Final	Gain in Body weight
Control	75.70±1.75	182.50±6.45	57.74±1.26
Cadmium chloride	109.50±4.06	155.70±9.67	23.89±3.34+
Cd+Vit E	141.30±10.13	191.30±23.71	25.76±8.64
Cd+100 mg/kg PC	107.50±4.03	155.80±8.01	26.53±2.01
Cd+200mg/kg PC	104.20±1.08	159.80±6.23	34.43±2.60
Cd+25 mg/kg DDMP	101.30±3.17	188.70±6.70	45.28±3.26
Cd+50 mg/kg DDMP	123.20±6.78	190.00±7.04	34.84±5.98

Values are represented in mean values±SEM, n=6

⁺p<0.05 when compared with controls

PC – Plukenetia conophora

DDMP - 4H-Pyran-4-One 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-Dihydroxy-6-Methyl