Research Article

Antihyperglycemic Activity of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 4

Effect of HC on body weight in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Group ( )Treatment (dose in mg/kg)Body weight (g)
1st day21st day

INC
IIDC
IIIGlib (10)
IVHC (100)
VHC (200)
VIHC (400)

Values are mean ± SEM of 6 animals in each group. One-way ANOVA reveals that there were significant differences among the experimental groups , . compared to normal control; compared to diabetic control; compared to glibenclamide. (One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test.)