Table 3: Mean weekly food consumption (g/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

25.90

26.40

26.86

24.14

M

26.06

25.57

25.03

24.80

Week 2

F

25.61

22.53

22.96

23.97

M

28.54

23.65

24.26

21.53

Week 3

F

28.06

26.09

26.47

25.37

M

31.43

28.57

27.86

26.69

Week 4

F

31.11

28.55

29.57

28.49

M

28.57

28.08

28.57

26.74

Mean are presented (n = 10; 5/sex) M = Male; F = Female