Hepatoprotective effect of Cichorium intybus L., a traditional Uighur medicine, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Table 1 Effect of a Cichorium intybus L. extract on organ coefficients in rats with hepatic fibrosis

Treatment	Liver coefficient %	Spleen coefficient %	Kidney coefficient %
Control	2.18 ± 0.17	0.16 ± 0.01	0.65 ± 0.02
CCl4	3.59 ± 0.62b	0.26 ± 0.05b	0.68 ± 0.08
6 g/kg CIE + CCl4	3.45 ± 0.27	0.29 ± 0.07	0.67 ± 0.09
18 g/kg CIE + CCl4	3.20 ± 0.21d	0.27 ± 0.11	0.66 ± 0.07
54 g/kg CIE + CCl4	3.10 ± 0.13d	0.22 ± 0.04	0.65 ± 0.04
FFBJRGP (780 mg/kg)	3.38 ± 0.37	0.24 ± 0.06	0.64 ± 0.08

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD, n = 12. Compared with control group,

^bP < 0.01; Compared with CCl₄-exposed group,

^dP < 0.01. CIE: Cichorium intybus L. extract; FFBJRGP: Fu Fang Bie Jia Ruan Gan Pian.