Table 2: Mean daily water consumption (mL/day/rat) during 28 days of treatment with E. camaldulensis EO.

Week

Sex

Doses

Control

100 mg/kg

500 mg/kg

1000 mg/kg

Week 1

F

33.57 ± 3.41

32.43 ± 2.23

35.86 ± 6.39

35.00 ± 5.83

M

35.14 ± 2.12

33.29 ± 6.24

35.57 ± 3.82

32.57 ± 3.05

Week 2

F

35.57 ± 5.91

35.29 ± 3.20

38.71 ± 6.34

42.14 ± 7.78

M

39.71 ± 2.98

38.14 ± 3.53

40.29 ± 4.46

40.00 ± 6.43

Week 3

F

39.86 ± 3.85

40.43 ± 3.16

40.86 ± 4.34

42.57 ± 5.50

M

41.14 ± 4.91

42.57 ± 7.09

41.86 ± 4.06

41.86 ± 6.23

Week 4

F

40.57 ± 6.24

43.00 ± 3.83

50.00 ± 6.85*

52.00 ± 5.66**

M

47.14 ± 5.30

47.14 ± 5.21

46.57 ± 6.40

48.86 ± 5.93

(n = 10; 5/sex) M = Male; F = Female
**p ˂ 0.01 =˃ highly significant; *p ˂ 0.05 =˃ significant difference; p ˃ 0.05 =˃ no significant difference