Table 2A.
Effect of 3 weeks of Ocimum sanctum treatment on 3 week-stressed rats- Body weight gain, gastric ulcers and Open field test performance.
| Groups | n | Body weight gain in grams | Gastric ulcers | Open field test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral squares entered | Central squares entered | No. of boli of excreta | |||||
| Normal Control (NC) | 6 | 48.5 ± 16.92 |
- ve | 68.85 ± 17.23 |
3.0 ± 2.76 |
0.85 ± 1.46 |
|
| Stress + Saline (S + S) | 6 | 38.66 ± 17.11 |
- ve | 64.87 ± 27.28 |
3.25 ± 2.65 |
2.37 ± 2.55 |
|
| Stress+2 ml OSE (S+2-OSE) | 6 | 55.33 ± 17.03 |
- ve | 63.71 ± 21.48 |
2.14 ± 2.1 |
1.5 ± 0.5 |
|
| Stress+4 ml OSE (S+4-OSE) | 6 | 52.14 ± 7.69 |
- ve |
92.66 b c ± 17.37 |
6.33 #b c ± 2.8 |
1.83 ± 2.56 |
|
| F value | 1.3835 | 2.49 | 3.14 | 0.77 | |||
| P value | NS | NS | <0.05 | NS | |||
Each value represents Mean ± SD; NS- Not significant; - ve – Gastric ulcers absent. NC vs. S+4-OSE: #P < 0.05; S + S vs. S+4-OSE: b P < 0.05; S+2-OSE vs. S+4-OSE: c P < 0.05; No significant difference is found between the different groups in body weight gain (One way ANOVA, Bonferroni's test).