Therapeutic Effect of Ficus lacor Aerial Roots of Various Fractions on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritic Rats

Table 3

Effect of isolated extracts from Ficus lacor on organ weight changes in adjuvant induced arthritis in rats.

Groups	Extracts	Dose (mg/kg)	Liver (gm)	Thymus (mg)	Spleen (mg)
I	Control arthritic	1 mL	3.65±0.26	87.45±1.58	570.30±2.95
II	FLPE	50	4.25±0.26^∗∗	92.60±2.24^∗∗	410.35±2.64^∗
III	FLPE	100	5.39±0.19^∗∗	95.48±1.53^∗∗∗	345.58±3.45^∗∗∗
IV	FLEA	50	3.74±0.19	83.50±1.57	425.54±2.45
V	FLEA	100	3.48±0.26	86.55±2.75	530.30±1.54
VI	FLCF	50	3.99±0.34^∗	90.35±3.70^∗∗	558.80±3.47
VII	FLCF	100	4.02±0.31^∗	90.35±3.70^∗∗	489.45±2.89
VIII	FLET	50	4.40±0.20^∗∗	95.90±1.50^∗∗	399.50±2.89^∗∗
IX	FLET	100	5.63±0.13^∗∗∗	102.76±1.54^∗∗∗	338.95±1.75^∗∗∗
X	Indomethacin	2.5	6.68±0.18^∗∗∗	105.40±1.68^∗∗∗	305.40±2.26^∗∗∗

Group I: arthritic control (saline), Group II: arthritic rats treated with from FLPE fraction 50 mg, Group III: arthritic rats treated with FLPE fraction 100 mg, Group IV: arthritic rats treated FLEA fraction 50 mg, Group V: arthritic rats treated with FLEA fraction 100 mg, Group VI: arthritic rats treated with FLCF fraction 50 mg, Group VII: arthritic rats treated with FLCF fraction 100 mg, Group VIII: arthritic rats treated with FLET fraction 50 mg, Group IX: arthritic rats treated with FLET 100 mg from Ficus lacor, Group X: arthritic rats treated with indomethacin 2.5 mg/kg. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001 as compared to arthritic control.