Ameliorative Effect of Hexane Extract of Phalaris canariensis on High Fat Diet-Induced Obese and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice

Table 2

Effect of P. canariensis extracts on changes in body weight in mice.

Group	Treatment	Body weight changes
		0 weeks	4 weeks	6 weeks	10 weeks
I	NC	30.7±1.5	30.8±0.5	31.0±1.2	31.2±2.4
II	OC	40.5±1.3	41.0±3.5	41.5±5.0	42.0±5.4
III	OC + AL-H	42.3±4.8	40.7±2.1	38.5±3.4^a	37.7±4.1^a
IV	OC + AL-C	41.5±2.8	37.9±3.1	36.8±2.5^a	35.2±3.0^a
V	OC + AL-M	43.6±3.3^a	39.1±2.9	37.7±4.5^a	36.4±1.5^a

Each value represents mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=10 animals in each group). ^a𝑃<0.05. NC: normal control with low-fat diet and OC: obese control with high-fat diet. Hexane extract (AL-H), chloroform extract (AL-C), and methanol extract (AL-M) from P. canariensis.