Table 2.
Comparison of the effect of 80% methanol extract of the leaves of Syzygium guineense on body weight of treated and control rats during acute toxicity study.
| Parameters | Doses | Mean ± SEM | Significance |
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| Body weight initial week 1 | Control | 5.63 ± 5.63 | 0.91 |
| 2000 mg/kg | 126.83 ± 3.14 | ||
| 5000 mg/kg | 125.33 ± 3.04 | ||
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| Body weight week 2 | Control | 134.90 ± 7.65 | 0.89 |
| 2000 mg/kg | 131.23 ± 3.08 | ||
| 5000 mg/kg | 131.78 ± 5.68 | ||
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| Body weight week 3 | Control | 146.93 ± 9.30 | 0.93 |
| 2000 mg/kg | 145.73 ± 5.49 | ||
| 5000 mg/kg | 143.10 ± 6.80 | ||
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, N= 4/group.