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Table 2 Weight gain and food intake of rats treated with the aqueous extract of O.lamiifolium

From: Sub-chronic toxicity of the aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth on biochemical parameters and histopathology of liver and kidney in rats: in vivo and in- silico toxicity studies

Sex

Food intake and weight gain

Groups with respective dose of compounds

Group I (200 mg/ Kg)

Group II (400 mg/ Kg)

Group III (600 mg/ Kg)

Group IV Control

 Male

Food intake (g) n = 10

213.6 ± 15.3

208.2 ± 10.1

195.2 ± 12.1a

220.1 ± 13.3

Weight gain/ rat (g)

81.1 ± 5.0

75.0 ± 11.7

60.0 ± 11.1b

83.7 ± 5.5

 Female

Food intake (g) n = 10

152.4 ± 7.1

150.4 ± 7.2

137.3 ± 4.2c

151.5 ± 11.1

Weight gain/ rat (g)

44.9 ± 6.1

39.5 ± 5.7

30.9 ± 6.7 b

 ± 5.3

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SMD
  2. a Significantly different from the control group
  3. b Significant difference with groups I and IV
  4. c Significant difference with all the other groups
  5. (p < 0.05). One-way ANOVA