International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 1 Effect of short, medium and long term oral administration of extracts of four ethnomedicinal plants in rats on percentage body weight change
Type of toxicity study | Anogeissus leiocarpus | Azadirachta indica | Tamarindus indica | Khaya senegalensis | Distilled water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute | 141.5±6.64 | 160.6±11.88 | 149.7±9.53 | 143.5±5.19 | 105.7±16.34 |
Sub-acute | 4.35±0.46 | 4.91±0.30 | 3.82±0.84 | 4.63±0.37 | 4.60±0.80 |
Sub-chronic | 14.34±1.25a** | 15.84±1.05 | 14.04±2.06a** | 16.20±1.41 | 19.08±0.70b |
Chronic | 18.95±1.39 | 18.12±1.05 | 19.16±1.13 | 19.48±0.52 | 21.32±0.87b |