Table 3.

Effects of Crude Extract and Solvent Fractions on Liver Weight Variation

Treatment Group	Dose	Liver Weight (g)
Normal	5%DMSO	1.16±0.09
Paracetamol	250mg/kg	1.47±0.07a
Silymarin	100mg/kg	1.17±0.06*
Crude	100mg/kg	1.30±0.03
	200mg/kg	1.23±0.04
	400mg/kg	1.18±0.02*
Aqueous	100mg/kg	1.33±0.06
	200mg/kg	1.28±0.05
	400mg/kg	1.19±0.06*
Chloroform	100mg/kg	1.33±0.10
	200mg/kg	1.26±0.08
	400mg/kg	1.21±0.04*

Notes: N= 6, Results were expressed as Mean ±SEM. ^aP<0.01Vs Normal; *P<0.05 Vs paracetamol. Data were analyzed by One-Way ANOVA followed by Dunnet multiple comparison test.

Abbreviation: DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide.