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

Table 3

Effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of Artemisia  afra on serum lipid profile and total protein in diabetic rats (𝑛=6,mean±SE).

Groups	Cholesterol; (mg/dL)	Triglycerides; (mg/dL)	HDL; (mg/dL)	LDL; (mg/dL)	Total protein; (g/L)
Control	50.43±2.70^a	95.73±2.50^a	16.92±1.98^a	35.19±2.01^a	78.60±1.69^a
Diabetic control	76.62±1.22^b	154.27±4.31^b	10.22±1.89^b	58.10±1.12^b	63.41±2.72^b
Diabetic + 50 mg/kg A. afra	56.97±2.57^a	102.28±3.80^a	14.33±0.97^a	43.12±2.80^a	73.92±2.18^a
Diabetic + 100 mg/kg A. afra	56.85±2.40^a	101.88±3.44^a	14.28±0.98^a	42.32±3.62^a	76.92±2.66^a
Diabetic + 200 mg/kg A. afra	54.40±1.22^a	98.30±3.56^a	13.36±1.00^a	40.66±3.50^a	74.20±3.84^a
Diabetic + glibenclamide	53.95±2.80^a	96.19±3.68^a	13.01±0.99^a	38.63±1.98^a	73.08±3.78^a

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