Anti-inflammatory intestinal activity of Combretum duarteanum Cambess. in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid colitis model

Table 4 Effect of oral administration of Cd-EtOHE or Cd-HexP for 21 d on body weight on trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats

Group	Initial weight (g)	Final weight (g)	Average increase (g)
Non-colitics	202 ± 32	261 ± 35	51 ± 10
Colitics	189 ± 19	215 ± 21f	35 ± 12d
Cd-EtOHE	178 ± 13	230 ± 7	43 ± 6
Cd-HexP	184 ± 14	239 ± 17a	48 ± 10a

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 7-9). One-way ANOVA, followed by Dunnett's test,

^aP < 0.05 vs colitic group;

^dP < 0.05,

^fP < 0.001, vs non-colitic group. Cd: Combretum duarteanum; EtOHE: Ethanolic extract; HexP: Hexane phase.