Table 6 Effect of Zingber officinale extracts on liver and body weights of CCl4 treated rats
From: Zingiber officinale acts as a nutraceutical agent against liver fibrosis
| Parameters | Control | CCl4 group |
CCl4 treated with ethanol extract |
CCl4 treated with chloroform extract |
CCl4 treated with petroleum ether extract | CCl4 treated with silymarin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Liver weight (LW) |
6.08 ± 0.71 (b) |
7.37 ± 0.95 (a) |
6.28 ± 0.59 (b) |
6.94 ± 1.06 (ab) |
6.47 ± 0.93 (ab) |
7.36 ± 0.48 (a) |
|
Body weight (BW) |
165.66 ± 12.95 (a) |
118.66 ± 4.32 (c) |
140.00 ± 11.83 (b) |
125.16 ± 12.25 (bc) |
136.33 ± 26.88 (b) |
161.00 ± 6.38 (a) |
|
% (LW/BW) |
3.66 ± 0.24 (c) |
6.20 ± 0.66 (a) |
4.74 ± 0.96 (b) |
4.93 ± 0.52 (b) |
4.94 ± 0.57 (b) |
4.62 ± 1.02 (b) |