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Table 3 Food intake of rats after 6 months of treatment with the aqueous extract of C. molle

From: Chronic oral safety study of the aqueous extract of Combretum molle twigs on biochemical, haematological and antioxidant parameters of Wistar rats

Food intake (g/day)

Group

Month 0

Month 2

Month 4

Month 6

Control

7.4 ± 0.34

8.9 ± 1.09

9.5 ± 0.27

8.4 ± 0.37

62.5 mg/kg

8.9 ± 0.48

7.4 ± 0.45

9.6 ± 0.65

7.2 ± 0.29

125 mg/kg

8.7 ± 0.60

9.4 ± 0.54

10.9 ± 0.86

10.0 ± 0.39

250 mg/kg

9.8 ± 0.87

10.4 ± 1.39

12.0 ± 0.76

11.3 ± 0.70

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 10. (One-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s post-hoc test)