Research Article

Hypoxis hemerocallidea Significantly Reduced Hyperglycaemia and Hyperglycaemic-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Liver and Kidney Tissues of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Wistar Rats

Table 2

Effect of H. hemerocallidea on total body weight and relative weights of kidney and liver tissues.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Total body weight (g)
Kidney weight (g)
Relative kidney weight (g)
Liver weight (g)
Relative liver weight (g/100 g)

Group 1: normal control; group 2: diabetic control; group 3: diabetic group fed with 800 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; group 4: diabetic group fed with 200 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; group 5: normal controls (nondiabetic) fed with 800 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; a represents a significant difference when compared to group 1 control at ; b indicates significant difference of groups when compared to group 2 at ; c represents a significant differences of values in groups when compared to group 3; d indicates significant difference of groups when compared to group 4 at ; and e indicates significant difference when compared with control group 5 .