Table 2.

Therapeutic effect of pomegranate extract on intestinal villi atrophy caused by G. lamblia infection. Numbers of rats with absent villi atrophy, mild, moderate, or marked atrophy are presented in addition to their percentages of the total number of rats in each group (8 rats/group). Pomegranate, similar to metronidazole (positive control), significantly reduced villi atrophy compared to infected untreated animals; p = 0.001.

Animal Group	Atrophy of Intestinal Villi				p-Value
	Absent	Mild	Moderate	Marked
Uninfected untreated	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0.001
Infected untreated	0 (0%)	1 (12.5%)	3 (37.5%)	4 (50%)
Pomegranate treatment	4 (50%)	2 (25%)	2 (25%)	0 (0%)
Metronidazole treatment	5 (62.5%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)