Toxicity Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale, the Potential Aphrodisiac Herb

Table 8

The body weight changes of rats after 90 days of treatment with the leaf extract of A. occidentale (AO). Values were as meanSEM (N=15/group).

Group	Body weight (grams)
	0-day	90-day	% increase
Male
Vehicle	208.20±3.83	245.87±7.41	20.41
AO 20 mg/kg BW	235.00±3.76	283.13±8.77	17.65
AO 100 mg/kg BW	238.33±3.76	281.07±4.53	18.13
AO 500 mg/kg BW	231.67±4.65	274.93±4.74	19.25
Female
Vehicle	335.33±6.98	420.73±7.78	26.540
AO 20 mg/kg BW	359±3.98	451.67±9.44	25.770
AO 100 mg/kg BW	356.60±4.66	451.53±7.67	26.680
AO 500 mg/kg BW	355.54±5.98	448.46±11.60	26.580