Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity and Associated Toxicity of Artemisia afra Aqueous Extract in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of Artemisia  afra on water intake, feed intake, and body weight in diabetic rats (𝑛=6,mean±SE).

Groups	Water intake; (mL/day)	Feed intake; (g/day)	Weight gain; (g)
Control	19.08±1.07^a	14.07±1.47^a	31.30±4.50^a
Diabetic control	91.89±2.13^b	33.90±3.14^b	3.17±0.96^b
Diabetic + 50 mg/kg A. afra	83.84±1.88^c	27.18±1.09^c	6.76±1.12^c
Diabetic + 100 mg/kg A. afra	77.55±1.53^d	22.23±1.06^d	11.60±1.41^d
Diabetic + 200 mg/kg A. afra	44.94±1.31^e	19.03±1.17^e	19.82±2.14^e
Diabetic + glibenclamide	47.03±1.47^e	20.97±1.01^e	16.20±1.17^e

Values with different superscripts along the same column indicate statistically significant difference at 𝑃<0.05.