Antidiabetic Effect of Young and Old Ethanolic Leaf Extracts of Vernonia amygdalina: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Effect of old and young ethanolic leaf extract of V. amygdalina on body weight of experimental rats.

Experimental groups	Initial body weight (g)	Final body weight (g)
Normal	130.91 ± 16.0	139.99 ± 14.30
Negative control	143.58 ± 11.50	117.03 ± 18.03
Positive control	141.20 ± 19.30	169.94 ± 20.12
10 mg/kg YL	135.21 ± 21.03	139.13 ± 43.20
30 mg/kg YL	123.16 ± 12.06	154.34 ± 26.71
300 mg/kg YL	114.22 ± 22.97	119.22 ± 20.16
10 mg/kg OL	116.90 ± 16.12	128.95 ± 22.40
30 mg/kg OL	125.07 ± 14.04	137.23 ± 17.34
300 mg/kg OL	132.66 ± 62.50	146.21 ± 9.32

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM ().