| Treatment |
Weekly Weight of Rats in g |
Δ Weight/Week |
| |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
| Control (oral) |
142.7±2.5 |
148.0±0.0 |
153.7±1.5 |
166.3±5.5 |
174.0±5.0 |
7.8±0.6 |
| C. pareira |
143.0±4.4 |
145.3±3.2 |
149.7±1.5 |
154.0±2.0* |
157.3±2.5* |
3.6±0.5* |
| Control (IP) |
136.0±6.6 |
147.0±5.6 |
168.3±8.5 |
191.0±2.0 |
203.0±6.1 |
16.8±0.1 |
| C. pareira |
161.7±9.1* |
167.7±7.5* |
169.3±7.5 |
171.7±7.8* |
172.7±7.6* |
2.8±0.4* |
|
| Results are expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) for three animals in each treatment; *p < 0.05 is considered significant when the mean of the control animals is significantly different from that of the extract treated animals by t-test. |
| Table 3: Effects of oral administration of aqueous extracts C. pareira at 1 g/kg body weight daily in rats for 28 days on body weight. |
