Table 2. Influence of the ethanolic extract of P. americana seed flour on the relative weights of the ovaries, uterus, and uterine mensurations in guinea pigs.
| Weights of ovaries, uterus (mg/100 gm bw), and uterus mensurations (cm) | Control (n = 6) | Doses of ethanolic extract of P. americana seed powder (mg/kg bw) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE100 (n = 6) | EE200 (n = 6) | EE400 (n = 6) | |||
| Weights of organs | |||||
| Ovaries | 10.89 ± 2.53a | 10.52 ± 2.71ab | 10.07 ± 1.20ab | 07.91 ± 1.97b | 0.04 |
| Uterus | 213.13 ± 33.40 | 201.78 ± 37.84 | 225.02 ± 36.52 | 238.78 ± 54.92 | 0.47 |
| Uterus mensurations | |||||
| Length | 4.72 ± 0.73 | 4.63 ± 0.62 | 5.02 ± 0.78 | 4.72 ± 0.76 | 0.81 |
| Width | 0.75 ± 0.05 | 0.72 ± 0.07 | 0.80 ± 0.09 | 0.77 ± 0.08 | 0.32 |
| Thickness | 0.63 ± 0.07 | 0.55 ± 0.08 | 0.60 ± 0.09 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | 0.39 |
(a,b)
means with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). n = number of samples; p = probability; Control = 1 ml/kg bw of distilled water; EE100, EE200, and EE400 = ethanol extract of P. americana seed flour at the doses of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg bw, respectively.