Table 4A.
Effect of 6 weeks of Ocimum sanctum treatment on 6 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 | 66.37 ± 18.53 |
- ve | 64.57 ± 13.37 |
3.0 ± 3.05 |
3.42 ± 2.81 |
| Stress + Saline (S + S) | 6 | 57.12 ± 16.14 |
- ve | 89.57 ∗ ± 16.25 |
12.85 ∗∗ ± 8.98 |
0.85 ± 2.26 |
| Stress+2 ml OSE (S+2-OSE) | 6 | 78.12 a ± 18.04 |
- ve | 66.12 a ± 21.64 |
2.75 aa ± 3.01 |
1.5 ± 2.5 |
| Stress+4 ml OSE (S+4-OSE) | 6 | 79.75 b ± 22.72 |
- ve | 59.85 b ± 20.38 |
4.28 bb ± 3.3 |
4.14 ± 3.62 |
| F value | 2.506 | 3.68 | 6.13 | 2.15 | ||
| P value | NS | P < 0.05 | P < 0.01 | NS | ||
Each value represents Mean ± SD; N- Not significant; - ve – Gastric ulcers Absent, NC vs. S + S: ∗P > 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01; S + S vs. S+2-OSE: a P < 0.05, aa P < 0.01; S + S vs. S+4-OSE: b P < 0.05, bb P < 0.01 (One way ANOVA, Bonferroni's test).