Anti-Arthritic Activity of Bartogenic Acid Isolated from Fruits of Barringtonia racemosa Roxb. (Lecythidaceae)

Table 3

Body and organ weights changes in CFA-induced arthritis in rats.

Group	Body weight gain (g)	Thymus weight (g)	Spleen weight (g)
CFA control	24 ± 1.1	0.19 ± 0.022	1.1 ± 0.12
Diclofenac	41 ± 1.7**	0.1 ± 0.0074**	0.95 ± 0.042
BA (2 mg kg^−1 day^−1, p.o.)	37 ± 1.6**	0.12 ± 0.011**	0.96 ± 0.085
BA (5 mg kg^−1 day^−1, p.o)	36 ± 0.96**	0.12 ± 0.013**	0.84 ± 0.048*
BA (10 mg kg^−1 day^−1 p.o)	39 ± 1.1**	0.085 ± 0.009**	0.74 ± 0.085**

Data represented in mean ± SEM (n = 6).
* P < .05, **P < .01, compared with control group.