Evaluation of the In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidant Potentials of Aframomum melegueta Methanolic Seed Extract

Table 1

The effects of AME on the body weight of the treated rats.

Group	Mean body weight in gram ± SEM (percentage increase in weight compared to day 0)
	Day 0	Day 7	Day 14	Day 21
Distilled water 10 mL/kg	147.14 ± 4.09	163.96 ± 1.41 (11.74)	169.12 ± 2.05 (15.22)	174.02 ± 2.80 (18.49)
AME 100 mg/kg	134.24 ± 11.37	150.13 ± 12.50 (12.14)	160.94 ± 12.16 (20.32)	169.54 ± 13.31 (26.63)
AME 200 mg/kg	138.38 ± 6.61	152.52 ± 5.54 (10.57)	153.94 ± 5.07 (11.71)	156.18 ± 4.66 (13.54)
AME 400 mg/kg	149.38 ± 10.14	161.15 ± 10.71 (7.92)	165.58 ± 9.14 (11.22)	170.55 ± 7.36 (14.96)

No statistical difference (P > 0.05) compared with control group.