Table 2: Effect of aqueous and ethanol fruit extracts of S. incanum on mice body weight following 28-day treatment.

 

 

Aqueous extract (mg/kg)

Ethanol extract (mg/kg)

Day

Control

95

190

380

125

250

500

0

19.65 ± 0.73

20.05 ± 0.74

19.15 ± 0.76

18.72 ± 0.48

19.02 ± 0.47

18.78 ± 0.72

19.62 ± 0.45

7

21.25 ± 0.87

21.68 ± 0.83

22.07 ± 0.41

21.05 ± 1.11

20.98 ± 0.77

20.77 ± 0.68

21.13 ± 0.91

14

21.80 ± 0.96

23.30 ± 0.93

23.50 ± 0.43

21.63 ± 1.00

21.98 ± 0.84

21.70 ± 0.90

22.50 ± 0.93

21

22.27 ± 0.83

24.07 ± 0.93

22.77 ± 1.28

22.02 ± 0.95

22.07 ± 0.83

21.98 ± 0.75

22.45 ± 1.25

28

24.00 ± 0.84

24.65 ± 1.30

24.53 ± 1.14

22.03 ± 1.08

22.98 ± 0.60

23.22 ± 0.76

24.23 ± 1.03

%changes (28-0/0)*100

22.14 ± 4.34

22.94 ± 3.61

28.09 ± 10.16

17.68 ± 5.93

20.82 ± 1.24

23.64 ± 4.77

23.50 ± 4.38