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Table 1 Effect of unprocessed or processed Rhei Rhizoma on rat body and liver weights

From: An experimental study on providing a scientific evidence for seven-time alcohol-steaming of Rhei Rhizoma when clinically used

 

Control

RR-U

RR-P1

RR-P4

RR-P7

Body weight (g)

339.53 ± 6.54

290.48 ± 7.97***

326.83 ± 9.23###

333.77 ± 12.42###

339.18 ± 10.10###

Liver weight (g)

14.21 ± 0.58

14.17 ± 0.71

13.12 ± 1.07

13.03 ± 0.78

15.07 ± 0.92

Relative weight (%)

4.19 ± 0.25

4.88 ± 0.21*

4.01 ± 0.27##

3.90 ± 0.24##

4.44 ± 0.26

  1. Relative weight: liver weight/body weight × 100. *p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001 compared with the control group
  2. ##p < 0.01 and ###p < 0.001 compared with RR-U treated group
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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