Table 3.

Quantitative electroencephalograph data of rats before and after dosing with ashwagandha extract

Time point	EEG band	Power (micro V2/Hz)
		50 mg/kg				25 mg/kg				10 mg/kg
		Mean±SD	% Change	P-value		Mean±SD	% Change	P-value		Mean±SD	% Change	P-value
Baseline value	Gamma	4.67±3.91	4.49	0.5313		4.54±12.66	14.53	0.0625		4.40±5.65	11.13	0.0938
Post treatment	Gamma	4.88±5.08				5.20±5.91				4.89±4.79
Baseline value	Delta	1.63±2.26	33.74	0.4468		2.60±3.35	29.61	0.0313*		2.05±2.89	45.85	0.0313*
Post treatment	Delta	2.18±1.86				3.37±4.08				2.99±3.45
Baseline value	Theta	6.92±7.82	2.45	0.6427		6.73±6.45	6.98	0.1563		7.49±8.39	4.93	0.3125
Post treatment	Theta	7.09±7.50				7.20±7.02				7.86±8.60
Baseline value	Beta	3.50±4.18	15.71	0.057		3.79±4.31	17.15	0.0625		3.92±4.52	13.77	0.0313*
Post treatment	Beta	4.05±4.86				4.44±4.04				4.46±3.95
Baseline value	Alpha	9.02±3.77	1.10	0.6898		8.56±8.61	66.83	0.0938		9.17±2.93	65.53	0.2188
Post treatment	Alpha	9.12±3.27				2.84±2.91				3.16±3.79

Data extracted with AcqKnowledge software version 4.4 (Biopac Systems, Inc.).

*P<0.05 by Wilcoxon test.

EEG, electroencephalogram.