Dangguijihwang-tang and Dangguijakyak-san Prevent Menopausal Symptoms and Dangguijihwang-tang Prevents Articular Cartilage Deterioration in Ovariectomized Obese Rats with Monoiodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis

Table 2

Metabolic parameters at the end of experimental periods.

	OVX control; ()	DJY; ()	DJH; ()	Positive control; ()	Normal control; ()
Body weight at 7th week (g)
Body weight at 11th week (g)
Food intake at 7th week (g)
Food intake at 11th week (g)
Periuterine fat (g)
Retroperitoneum fat (g)
Uterine weight (g)
Serum 17β-estradiol levels (ng/ml)
Tail skin temperature at 11th week (°C)

Ovariectomized (OVX) rats were provided with a 43% fat diet containing 1% lyophilized dangguijakyak-san powder with MIA injection (DJY), 1% lyophilized dangguijihwang-tang powder with MIA injection (DJH), 30 μg/kg body weight 17β-estradiol + 1% dextrose with MIA injection (positive control), 1% dextrose with MIA injection (placebo; control), or 1% dextrose with saline injection (normal control). Values are mean ± SD. Values on the same row with different superscripts were significantly different at .