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Table 6 Trends in mean body weight gains of rats during 2 weeks of treatment

From: Antibacterial activities and toxicological study of the aqueous extract from leaves of Alchornea cordifolia (Euphorbiaceae)

Mean body weight gains (g/week)

Doses

Week 1

Week 2

0- mg/kg

154.40 ± 7.78a

163.43 ± 5.51b

0i mg/kg

153.23 ± 6.19a

159.89 ± 6.04c

58 mg/kg

155.86 ± 8.02a

169.18 ± 6.17b

116 mg/kg

158.98 ± 5.76a

175.71 ± 5.39a

232 mg/kg

157.56 ± 6.77a

174.71 ± 7.23a

  1. 0i: infected and non-treated, O-: normal control. Tabulated values are mean ± SEM of five trials. Values of the same column with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05