Table 4.

Body weight gain and food consumption of mice treated orally with C. citratus oil for 21 days.

		Control	CC 2000 mg/kg
Female
	Initial Body Weight (g)	20	20
	Final Body Weight (g)	33.5 ± 2.4	29.8 ± 1.7
	Body Weight Gain (%)	67.5 ± 11.9	48.8 ± 8.5
	Food Intake (g/week)	171.3 ± 37.6	110.5 ± 41.9
Male
	Initial Body Weight (g)	20	20
	Final Body Weight (g)	28.5 ± 0.7	34 ± 1.6
	Body Weight Gain (%)	42.5 ± 3.5	70 ± 7.9
	Food Intake (g/week)	122 ± 48.1	175.5 ± 44.5

Values expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 5 animals/group, p > 0.05 (Independent-samples T test). CC=C. citratus.