In Vivo Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Zingiber officinale Rhizomes for Its Protective Effect against Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Effects of ERZO on body weight, liver weight, and liver index.

Animal groups	Body weight (gm)	Liver weight (gm)	Liver index (LW/BW %)
Normal control	347±6.65^b	10.33±1.15	2.95±0.22^b
TAA control	172±6.47^a	12.61±0.41	7.38±0.36^a
HD 500 mg/kg	217±3.44^ab	10.14±0.53^b	4.66±0.21^ab
LD 250 mg/kg	231±8.76^ab	11.78±0.18	5.11±0.19^ab
Silymarin 50 mg/kg	374±8.16^b	10.66±1.69	2.99±0.32^b

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Means among groups (𝑛=6 rats/group) show significant difference.
^b𝑃<0.05 compared to TAA control group, and ^a𝑃<0.05 compared to normal control group.