Research Article

Preventive Effects of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Prescription Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities on Sciatic Neuropathy in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Sciatic nerve conduction velocities (SNCVs) of the rats.

Groups6wBC6wDM6wMP12wBC12wDM12wMP

SNCV (m/s)48.03 ± 4.9644.37 ± 5.1746.33 ± 3.9848.68 ± 5.6329.69 ± 3.3138.66 ± 3.94

versus the 12wBC group. versus the 12wDM group. 6wBC: 6-week blank control group. 6wDM: 6-week diabetic model group. 6wMP: 6-week medicine prophylaxis group. 12wBC: 12-week blank control group. 12wDM: 12-week diabetic model group. 12wMP: 12-week medicine prophylaxis group. (m/s): meters/second.