Comparative Physicochemical Screening and Toxicology of Hydroethanol Extracts of the Parts of Pterocarpus santalinoides l’Hér. ex DC. (Fabaceae) in Wistar Rats

Table 2

Mean body weight of rats after 28-day treatment with hydroethanolic leaf, bark of trunk, and of bark root of P. santalinoides.

Week	Mean body weight (g ± SEM)
	Control	Leaves extract		Bark of trunk extract		Bark of root extract
	(Normal saline)	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg
0	135,3 ± 2,34	133,2 ± 3,86	135,4 ± 3,86	134,9 ± 5,64	133,9 ± 5,40	135,1 ± 4,01	136,1 ± 3,04
1	143,6 ± 3,20	144,5 ± 3,30	146,7 ± 2,80	140,3 ± 4,60	139,7 ± 4,20	143,3 ± 2,50	140,0 ± 2,70
2	147,2 ± 1,40	152,1 ± 2,50	160,9 ± 3,40	147,1 ± 3,10	143,4 ± 3,90	154,7 ± 4.10	150,2 ± 2,10
3	160,5 ± 4,20	164,3 ± 4,30	175,4 ± 3,70	154,2 ± 2,40	147,2 ± 3,10	158,3 ± 3,60	156,1 ± 3,20
4	169,1 ± 4,15	170,0 ± 5,39	183,1 ± 4,01	160,0 ± 2,80	139,1 ± 3,60	168,1 ± 4,20	166,3 ± 2,40

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 5); ; control group versus extract.