GC-MS Analysis: In Vivo Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oil of Achillea biebersteinii Afan. Growing in Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Effect of A. biebersteinii essential oil (ABEO) on CCl₄-induced lipid profile in rats.

Treatment group ()	Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)	HDL (mg/dL)	LDL (mg/dL)	VLDL (mg/dL)
Normal control	95.01 ± 4.11	52.83 ± 2.52	54.63 ± 2.26	73.80 ± 2.80	24.01 ± 1.14
CCl4 only	148.5 ± 5.09	144.5 ± 4.70	19.45 ± 1.38	21.26 ± 1.33	65.68 ± 2.14
ABEO (0.2 mL/kg + CCl4)	117.16 ± 4.06	116.0 ± 2.58	32.66 ± 2.81	33.19 ± 3.60	52.72 ± 1.17
Silymarin (10 mg/kg) + CCl4	108.93 ± 5.18	61.50 ± 11.07	40.73 ± 3.27	62.49 ± 5.12	29.75 ± 5.03

All values represent mean ± SEM. ; ; ; ANOVA, followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. As compared with normal group. As compared with CCl₄ only group.