Antioxidant Capacity, Cytoprotection, and Healing Actions of the Leaf Aqueous Extract of Ocimum suave in Rats Subjected to Chronic and Cold-Restraint Stress Ulcers

Table 4

Effect of O. suave leaf extract on the body weight change (g) of rats during the healing period.

	Control	Ocimum suave			Ranitidine
		(125 mg/kg)	(250 mg/kg)	(500 mg/kg)	(50 mg/kg)
Initial weight	155.3±7.6	170.7±5.2	174.9±5.9	160.2±6.7	168.0±10.9
Final weight	170.1±6.8	187.4±6.2	198.1±3.9	179.1±8.1	186.6±14.5
% weight gain	10.8	9.8	13.2	11.8	11.1