Table 2.

effect of oral administration of QHGC extract for 28 days on body weight and food intake of SD rats

Parameter	Group 1 (0 g/kg/day)	Group 2 (4.0 g/kg/day)	Group 3 (8.0 g/kg/day)	Group 4 (16.0 g/kg/day)
Male
Week 0 weight (g)	170.43 ± 6.94	168.96 ± 5.33	165.17 ± 6.08	170.14 ± 8.55
Week 1 weight (g)	214.10 ± 10.22	210.90 ± 9.01	206.44 ± 10.46	205.08 ± 11.77
Week 2 weight (g)	262.90 ± 16.29	259.83 ± 11.48	263.32 ± 16.20	263.30 ± 16.82
Week 3 weight (g)	294.94 ± 21.70	292.32 ± 15.36	301.95 ± 23.64	292.72 ± 14.99
Week 4 weight (g)	319.07 ± 23.25	309.67 ± 18.41	325.35 ± 24.06	313.24 ± 14.11
Body weight gain (g)	148.65 ± 24.05	140.71 ± 18.34	160.19 ± 24.43	143.09 ± 20.51
Week 0 food intake (g/day)	24.86 ± 1.77	23.56 ± 2.26	23.19 ± 2.50	21.60 ± 2.25
Week 1 food intake (g/day)	25.52 ± 0.80	25.20 ± 3.43	26.22 ± 1.98	22.64 ± 3.52
Week 2 food intake (g/day)	25.27 ± 3.04	24.28 ± 2.20	23.15 ± 2.47	21.88 ± 3.17
Week 3 food intake (g/day)	20.48 ± 4.51	22.36 ± 2.89	21.92 ± 3.61	21.87 ± 3.05
Week 4 food intake (g/day)	24.63 ± 2.72	24.72 ± 3.81	24.76 ± 1.76	21.33 ± 3.57
Female
Week 0 weight (g)	161.97 ± 7.84	161.21 ± 7.73	160.07 ± 8.80	160.12 ± 9.34
Week 1 weight (g)	178.10 ± 9.19	177.71 ± 7.26	176.61 ± 9.74	176.85 ± 11.79
Week 2 weight (g)	195.11 ± 10.28	190.40 ± 9.63	190.15 ± 8.25	192.83 ± 10.11
Week 3 weight (g)	208.20 ± 10.24	204.83 ± 6.64	202.71 ± 6.74	205.74 ± 8.91
Week 4 weight (g)	224.34 ± 6.64	224.18 ± 17.79	219.28 ± 20.42	221.56 ± 15.11
Body weight gain (g)	62.38 ± 11.69	62.98 ± 16.28	59.21 ± 20.11	61.43 ± 14.36
Week 0 food intake (g/day)	16.54 ± 2.23	15.08 ± 3.10	14.75 ± 2.29	14.76 ± 3.89
Week 1 food intake (g/day)	17.49 ± 1.57	16.72 ± 1.89	17.06 ± 0.58	18.04 ± 2.03
Week 2 food intake (g/day)	18.33 ± 2.79	16.91 ± 3.35	17.51 ± 3.62	16.41 ± 4.17
Week 3 food intake (g/day)	21.06 ± 2.64	18.75 ± 1.69	18.34 ± 2.47	19.23 ± 2.23
Week 4 food intake (g/day)	19.26 ± 3.06	18.86 ± 2.76	17.05 ± 2.95	17.93 ± 3.79

Values are means ± SD for groups of rats (n = 10). There were no significant differences.