Table 3A.
Effect of 6 weeks of Ocimum sanctum treatment on 6 week-stress undergoing 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 | 25.0 ∗∗ ± 8.28 |
+ ve | 88.14 ∗ ± 13.1 |
14.42 ∗∗∗∗ ± 1.61 |
1.0 ± 1.73 |
| Stress+2 ml OSE (S+2-OSE) | 6 | 38.0 ± 11.03 |
- ve | 73.28 ± 20.54 |
2.71 aaaa ± 2.21 |
2.14 ± 1.77 |
| Stress+4 ml OSE (S+4-OSE) | 6 | 40.0 b ± 16.63 |
- ve | 75.57 ± 23.55 |
2.0 bbbb ± 1.63 |
2.0 ± 2.0 |
| F value | 4.01 | 1.32 | 55.65 | 1.01 | ||
| P value | P < 0.05 | NS | P < 0.0001 | NS | ||
Each value represents Mean ± SD; NS- Not significant; - ve – Gastric ulcers Absent, + ve – Gastric ulcers present, NC vs. S + S: ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗∗P < 0.0001; S + S vs. S+2-OSE: aaaa P < 0.0001; S + S vs. S+4-OSE: b P < 0.05, bbbb P < 0.0001 (One way ANOVA, Bonferroni's test).