Toxicological Evaluation and Hepatoprotective Efficacy of Rosmarinic Acid-Rich Extract from Ocimum basilicum L.

Table 1

Effect of RAE on the growth parameters in CCl₄-intoxicated rats.

Groups	Weight gain (g)	Relative liver weight
Normal control group	29.83 ± 6.33	2.77 ± 0.13
CCl4 control group	12.00 ± 4.84^b	3.83 ± 0.26^a
RAE + CCl4 group	23.67 ± 6.9^ns	2.89 ± 0.1^a

RAE: rosmarinic acid-rich extract. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6).^a;^b; ns: not significant (CCl₄ control group versus normal control group; RAE + CCl₄ group versus CCl₄ control group).