Gastrodia elata Blume Rhizome Aqueous Extract Improves Arterial Thrombosis, Dyslipidemia, and Insulin Response in Testosterone-Deficient Rats

Figure 5

Blood flow measurement in FeCl₃-induced carotid artery thrombosis models. Orchidectomized (ORX) rats consumed either 1% cellulose (ORX-control), 0.3% GEB (GEB-L), or 1% GEB (GEB-H) in a 43% fat diet for 8 weeks. Sham rats had 1% cellulose (normal-control). At the end of the experimental period, the blood flow was determined by the removal of vascular blockage. The percentage of peak platelet aggregation and time to remove platelet occlusion represented the degree of blow flow, and they were measured after a topical application of 40% FeCl₃ to the carotid artery. Each bar and error bar represents the mean ± SD (). of the bars with different superscripts were significantly different among groups in Tukey’s test at .