Table 3.

Body weight gains in CCl₄‐treated mice

Periods Groups	Body weights at				Body weight gains [B‐A]
	One day before test substance administration	First test substance administration [A]*	Last 7th test substance administration	24 h after CCl4 treatment [B]*
Controls
Intact	33.35 ± 1.14	30.24 ± 1.25	36.14 ± 1.14	33.72 ± 1.46	3.48 ± 0.73
CCl4	33.32 ± 1.33	30.33 ± 1.49	36.05 ± 1.34	31.04 ± 1.57a	0.71 ± 1.14a
Silymarin	33.37 ± 1.43	30.13 ± 1.48	36.18 ± 1.27	32.79 ± 1.62d	2.66 ± 0.91c
BH extracts
BHw	33.40 ± 1.66	30.26 ± 1.77	36.19 ± 1.30	32.60 ± 1.28d	2.34 ± 0.95ac
BHj	33.40 ± 1.42	30.28 ± 1.53	36.15 ± 1.45	32.64 ± 1.37d	2.36 ± 1.27bc
BHe	33.34 ± 1.70	30.40 ± 1.81	36.18 ± 1.67	33.12 ± 1.88c	2.72 ± 0.41c

Values are expressed mean ± SD of 10 mice, g. BH: Blue honeysuckle (Berries of Lonicera caerulea var. edulis L., Caprifoliaceae); BHw: lyophilized powder of BH aqueous extract; BHj: lyophilized powder of BH squeezed juice; BHe: lyophilized powder of BH enzyme extract.

*All animals were overnight fasted (about 18 h; water was not restrict). ^a p < 0.01 and ^b p < 0.05 as compared with intact control by LSD test. ^c p < 0.01 and ^d p < 0.05 as compared with CCl₄ control by LSD test.