Lannea acida A. Rich. (Anacardiaceae) Ethanol Extract Exhibits Estrogenic Effects and Prevents Bone Loss in an Ovariectomized Rat Model of Osteoporosis

Table 4

Effects of L. acida ethanol extract on body weight and relative organ weights after 12 weeks of treatment in postmenopausal-rat model.

Items	Sham	Ovariectomized rats
		OVX	E2V	Lannea acida (mg/kg BW)
				50	200
Body weight (g)
Initial
Final
Organ weights (mg/kg)
Liver
Lungs
Kidneys
Stomach
Spleen
Adrenals
Heart

Sham (sham operated) and OVX (ovariectomized) animals received the vehicle (distilled water); E2V = OVX animals treated with 1 mg/kg of 17β-estradiol valerate; Lannea acida = OVX animals treated with ethanol extract of Lannea acida at doses of 50 and 200 mg/kg BW. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (); and as compared to the OVX group. , initial body weight compared to the final one.