Research Article

Antidiabetic Effect of Sida cordata in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 5

Effect of SCEE on lipid level in alloxan induced diabetic animal.

GroupTriglycerides (mg/dL)Total cholesterol (mg/dL)HDL (mg/dL)LDL (mg/dL)

Normal control93.6 ± 4.1d124.6 ± 4.7e74.3 ± 5.1a31.6 ± 6.6d
Diabetic + glibenclamide109.3 ± 4.0c135.6 ± 4.0de67.6 ± 2.5a46.1 ± 1.2cd
Diabetic control201.6 ± 7.6a228.3 ± 10.4a40.6 ± 4.0c150.6 ± 13.4a
Diabetic + SCEE 150 mg/kg141.0 ± 3.6b165.6 ± 4.0bc55.6 ± 4.2b81.8 ± 1.5b
Diabetic + SCEE 300 mg/kg115.0 ± 3.8c142.6 ± 2.5d69.0 ± 3.6a38.8 ± 1.2d

Values expressed as means ± SD. Means ± SD with different superscript letters (a–d) within the column indicate significant difference ( < 0.05). SCEE: S. cordata ethyl acetate fraction.