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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effects of ethanol fruit extract of H. madagascariensis on body weight (Mean ± S.E.M). During the 30 days of study and observation, there was a statistically significant (P < 0.05) change in the body weight of the rats in all the group

From: Toxicological implications of the fruit of Harungana madagascariensis on wistar rats

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Body weight

% increase in body weight

Day 0

Day 30

Extract

250

110.93 ± 6.22

179.48 ± 9.12a

61.8

Extract

500

115.07 ± 0.89

165.82 ± 6.54a

44.1

Extract

1000

127.22 ± 5.10

168.76 ± 13.69a

32.65

Control

5 ml/kg

108.62 ± 1.67

154.9 ± 7.34a

42.6