Antihypertensive Activity of Leersia hexandra Sw. (Poaceae) Aqueous Extract on Ethanol-Induced Hypertension in Wistar Rat

Figure 2

Effects of the aqueous extract of L. hexandra on body weight. Each point represents the mean ± SEM (n = 5). NTR: normotensive rats receiving distilled water (10 mL/kg), HTR: hypertensive rats receiving distilled water (10 mL/kg) and alcohol (5 g/kg), L h 100 and L h 200: hypertensive rats receiving the extract of Leersia hexandra at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg, and Nif. 10: hypertensive rats receiving nifedipine at the dose of 10 mg/kg; 1: p <0.05, 2: p <0.01, and 3: p <0.001: significant difference compared to normotensive rats; c: p <0.001: significant difference compared to hypertensive rats.