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Table 1 Puerarin prevents the loss of body weight in alcoholic mice

From: Preventive effects of Flos Perariae (Gehua) water extract and its active ingredient puerarin in rodent alcoholism models

 

Body weight after days of treatment (g)

Groups

0 day

2 days

4 days

6 days

8 days

10 days

12 days

Saline + saline

20.7 ± 1.25

22.07 ± 0.45

23.87 ± 1.03

25.67 ± 1.36

27.73 ± 1.86

28.10 ± 1.37

30.37 ± 2.06

Alcohol + saline

22.52 ± 0.43

15.18 ± 2.05**

12.30 ± 1.35**

15.4 ± 0.29**

16.1 ± 3.1**

16.7 ± 1.33**

18 ± 2.88**

Puerarin (250) + alcohol

22.58 ± 1.96

18.23 ± 2.49

17 ± 4.93

18.27 ± 2.35

19.77 ± 3.67

19.43 ± 4.39

20.83 ± 5.15*

Puerarin (500) + alcohol

24.22 ± 0.56

19.05 ± 4.73

21.68 ± 2.22*

23.48 ± 2.27*

24.08 ± 1.89*

23.9 ± 2.44*

25.23 ± 1.4*

Alcohol + puerarin (500)

23.05 ± 0.44

19.73 ± 3.22

19.53 ± 5.08

20.55 ± 6.3

21.2 ± 7.05

22.23 ± 3.48*

24.77 ± 2.8*

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 8).*P < 0.05 compared with 'alcohol+saline' treated group; **P < 0.05 compared with 'saline+saline' treated group.