Table 1

Effects of green tea (G), licorice (L) or their mixture on % body weight increase and % of liver weight/body weight of normal and dimethylnitrosamine (D)-intoxicated male albino rats.

Groups
Increase of B.W. %
Liver weight./body weight. %



Mean ± SE
% of change
Mean ± SE
% of change

Control
7.9 ± 0.228c

2.7 ± 0.267c


D
15.3 ± 0.929b
+ 93.67
3.1 ± 0.218abc
+ 14.81

G
2.0 ± 0.045e
-74.48
2.9 ± 0.066bc
+ 7.40

L
1.7 ± 0.058ef
-78.48
2.8 ± 0.136bc
+ 3.70

G + L
2.6 ± 0.041c
-67.09
2.9 ± 0.196bc
+ 7.4

D + G
0.6 ± 0.17f
-96.08
3.1 ± 0.107a
0

D + L
27.8 ± 0.924a
+ 81.7
3.7 ± 0.314ab
19.35

D+G+L
-4.1 ± 0.171d
-126.80
3.4 ± 0.114ab
9.68

*Means that share the same superscript symbol are insignificantly different.

*% of changes of groups D, G and L are relative to control group.

*% of changes of groups D+G, D+L and D+G+L are relative to D group.

El Mgeed et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2009 6:2   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-6-2