Research Article

Effects of Hot Water Extracts from Polygonum multiflorum on Ovariectomy Induced Osteopenia in Mice

Table 3

Effect on Polygonum multiflorum on weight and length in femur of OVX mice.

Weight (mg)Length (mm)
TibiaFemurTibiaFemur

SHAM40.48 ± 0.7450 ± 0.6718.55 ± 025815.528 ± 0.28
OVX37.94 ± 0.9746.2 ± 1.4918.088 ± 0.12115.015 ±  0.193
39.26 ± 0.9548 ± 1.5618.492 ± 0.12815.834 ± 0.172
PM 10039.22 ± 1.2948.3 ± 1.4318.508 ± 0.23816.148 ± 0.202
PM 20039.66 ± 0.848.1 ± 0.8418.554 ± 0.21515.834 ± 0.22

Each value represents the mean ± SD for .
, , and sham versus OVX group.
, , and significantly different from ovariectomized mice.