Assessment of Larval Toxicity and the Teratogenic Effect of Three Medicinal Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Benin

Table 4

Effect of extracts of plants studied on the relative weight of chicks.

	Weight of chicks (g)	Weight of SSV chicks (g)	Relative weight of SSV chicks (%)
Control
Lot NaCl
M. indica H2Oa
M. indica H2Ob
M. indica EtOHa
M. indica EtOHb
B. ferruginea H2Oa
B. ferruginea H2Ob
B. ferruginea EtOHa
B. ferruginea EtOHb
A. boonei H2Oa
A. boonei H2Ob
A. boonei EtOHa
A. boonei EtOHb

Legend: H₂Oa: aqueous extract at 100 mg/kg; H₂Ob: aqueous extract at 300 mg/kg; EtOHa: ethanolic extract at 100 mg/kg; EtOHb: ethanolic extract at 300 mg/kg; SSV: without vitellin bag.