3. Results
3.1 Effects of 30 days treatment with aqueous
leaves extract of Acanthus montanus on clinical
parameters of female rats
Cage side observation: Neither did the rats exhibit
any abnormal behavioural responses nor was there
any mortality recorded; Rectal temperature: There
was an insignificant difference of rectal temperatures
between the treatment and control groups; Food and
water consumption: Food and water consumption in
the treatment and control groups were unchanged
(Table 1); Body weight changes: All rats showed
significant increase in body weight compared to their
initial weights on day 0. However there were no
significant differences between the groups and the
control group (Table 1); Organs relative weights: The
macroscopic analysis of the target organs of the
treated animals compared to the control (liver, lung,
heart, spleen and kidney) did not show significant
changes in color, texture and weight when compared
with the control group. The results of organs weight
are summarized in Table1.