Chemical Composition Analysis Using HPLC-UV/GC-MS and Inhibitory Activity of Different Nigella sativa Fractions on Pancreatic α-Amylase and Intestinal Glucose Absorption

Table 3

Effects of different NS fractions on the bodyweight of albino mice with doses of 1, 2, and 5 g/kg. Data are expressed as ().

Fractions tested	Doses administered per os g/kg	Bodyweight
		Initial body weight at the first day	Final body weight at day 14	Difference of weight
Aqueous F.	1			-1.55
	2			-1.17
	5			-0.72
MeOH F.	1			-0.8
	2			-0.08
	5			-0.62
EtOH F.	1			-0.97
	2			-0.4
	5			-0.2
n-Hexane F.	1			-1.32
	2			-0.6
	5			-0.96
Control				-1.23