Research Article

In Vitro and In Vivo Toxicological Evaluation of Avicennia africana P: Beauv. (Avicenniaceae) Leaf Extract in a Rat Model

Table 3

Body weight (g) of animals dosed with the AAE in the sub-acute toxicity tests.

Body weights (g)
DosesInitialFinal Value

Control208.87 ± 7.27239.13 ± 16.620.084
100 mgkg−1172.04 ± 12.15193.28 ± 2.860.183
300 mgkg−1167.51 ± 5.90208.07 ± 18.610.103
1000 mgkg−1161.39 ± 2.49148.14 ± 33.110.716

The values are shown as mean ± S.E.M (n = 5). Paired t-test was used to analyze the data.