The Protective Effect of Different Polar Solvent Extracts of Er Miao San on Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis

Table 1

Effects of different polar solvent extracts of EMS on the change of body weight in AA rats.

Groups	Dose (mg/kg)	Day 0	Day 7	Day 14	Day 21	Day 28
Normal	—	180.27 ± 9.38	226.80 ± 11.17	255.52 ± 12.45	293.34 ± 11.80	321.07 ± 12.75
Model	—	180.95 ± 7.00	216.82 ± 8.22	237.15 ± 13.14	235.25 ± 16.27	249.9 ± 20.43
PE	3 g/kg	179.74 ± 6.03	216.54 ± 13.67	239.9 ± 12.31	255.44 ± 18.46	258.76 ± 17.43
CH2Cl2	3 g/kg	180.56 ± 8.19	217.36 ± 11.22	242.8 ± 13.61	234.8 ± 13.31	257.35 ± 17.65
EtOAc	3 g/kg	180.31 ± 5.98	217.05 ± 14.00	239.1 ± 19.61	249.83 ± 20.92	273.53 ± 14.54
n-BuOH	3 g/kg	180.48 ± 4.62	218.51 ± 9.84	240.72 ± 16.27	238.84 ± 19.31	264.5 ± 19.91
MTX	0.5 mg/kg	180.42 ± 8.09	217.78 ± 10.45	238.57 ± 14.75	249.11 ± 20.11	257.98 ± 18.31

and vs. the normal group (±SEM, n = 7).