Evaluation of Skin Irritation and Acute and Subacute Oral Toxicity of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oils in Rabbit and Mice

Table 4

Body weight and food consumption of mice orally treated with L. angustifolia EO for 21 days.

		Control	LA 2000 mg/kg
Female
	Initial Body Weight (g)	20	20
	Final Body Weight (g)	33.5±2.4	24.5±2.1
	Body Weight Gain (%)	67.5±11.9	22.5±10.6
	Food Intake (g/week)	171.3±37.6	65.5±54.4
Male
	Initial Body Weight (g)	20	20
	Final Body Weight (g)	28.5±0.7	37.4±2.9
	Body Weight Gain (%)	42.5±3.54	87±14.4
	Food Intake (g/week)	122±48.1	121.5±53.1

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 5 animals/group, p > 0.05 (Independent-samples T test), and LA= L. angustifolia.