Clearance of Free Silica in Rat Lungs by Spraying with Chinese Herbal Kombucha

Table 2

Changes in the weight of dust-exposed rats over the course of the experimental period (unit: g).

Treatment	10 days before silica exposure	2 days after treatment	9 days after treatment	16 days after treatment	23 days after treatment
Chinese herbal kombucha	164.0±7.1	202.8±13.9^▵▵	225.1±18.9	240.1±24.8	253.1±29.3
Kombucha	163.6±6.8	197.1±11.2^▵▵	222.4±17.9^▵	238.1±22.0	249.8±29.0
Tetrandrine	164.87±6.2	203.6±12.8^▵▵	231.7±19.4	246.6±30.0	259.4±32.3
Positive control	165.6±5.9	200.5±12.6^▵▵	220.8±19.0^▵	237.2±23.6	248.4±26.7
Negative control	164.7±6.6	217.7±17.8	234.2±23.8	248.7±29.0	263.2±31.1

▵Value is significantly different to that for the negative control group (𝑃<0.05).
▵▵Value is significantly different to that for the negative control group (𝑃<0.01).