Table 6.
Pregnancy outcome of rats treated with 80% ethanol fruit extract of Embelia schimperi.
| Pregnancy outcomes | Experimental groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (250 mg/kg) | Group II (500 mg/kg) | Group III (1000 mg/kg) | Group IV (pair-fed control) | Group V (ad libitum) | |
| Number of implantation/dams | 10 ± 2.16 | 11.5 ± 1.73 | 10.8 ± 1.52 | 9.5 ± 1.29 | 9 ± 1.63 |
| Number of prior resorptions/dams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alive pups | 10 ± 2.16 | 11.5 ± 1.73 | 10.8 ± 1.52 | 9.5 ± 1.29 | 9 ± 1.63 |
| Dead pups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NB: Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation from the mean, one-way ANOVA.