Effect of Polyherbal Mixtures on the Treatment of Diabetes
Table 4
Effect of mixtures on body weight of STZ-induced diabetic rat.
Groups
Initial weight (gm)
Final weight (gm)
Change in body weight
Change in body weight (%)
Normal control
210.00 ± 8.91
255.17 ± 678
45.17 ± 6.78
Diabetic control
231.17 ± 8.78
212.00 ± 8.42
Diabetic + glibenclamide
218.00 ± 7.89**
256.50 ± 8.16**
38.50 ± 5.98**
+22.65 ± 1.08**
Diabetic + mixture 1
200.84 ± 7.75*
222.49 ± 6.78*
21.65 ± 8.9*
+12.45 ± 2.96*
Diabetic + mixture 2
220.13 ± 8.75*
243.91 ± 5.67*
23.78 ± 5.81*
+12.50 ± 3.86*
Diabetic + mixture 3
200.17 ± 7.45**
226.35 ± 6.02**
26.18 ± 6.21**
+14.37 ± 1.96**
Diabetic + mixture 4
205.83 ± 7.33*
221.48 ± 7.66*
15.65 ± 8.88*
+9.10 ± 1.23*
Diabetic + mixture 5
208.87 ± 7.75*
229.52 ± 7.88*
20.65 ± 5.83*
+11.54 ± 1.05*
Results expressed as mean ± SD (). Treatment was done for 21 days. The data were statistically analysed by one-way ANOVA, followed by Dunnett’s -test. , . values less than 0.01 were considered more significant.
