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

Table 3

Effects of aqueous extract of L. hexandra on lipid parameters.

Parameters	NTR	HTR	Nif. 10	L h 100	L h 200
TC (mg/dL)	149.36 ± 8.05	224.02 ± 5.45^3	154.98 ± 11.20	184.09 ± 7.59	176.98 ± 6.62
TG (mg/dL)	63.74 ± 0.63	100.34 ± 0.38^3	67.99 ± 0.20	69.86 ± 1.83	64.13 ± 0.23
LDL-Chol (mg/dL)	76.04 ± 9.51	175.12 ± 5.74^3	89.14 ± 9.42	139.11 ± 7.51	122.56 ± 7.02
HDL-Chol (mg/dL)	60.58 ± 2.41	29.01 ± 0.50^3	52.24 ± 1.28	31.01 ± 0.68^3	41.59 ± 0.65
Atherogenic index	2.49 ± 0.21	7.72 ± 0.14^3	2.96 ± 0.15	5.95 ± 0.30	3.74 ± 0.12

Each value represents the mean ± SEM (n = 5). TC: total cholesterol, LDL-Chol: LDL-cholesterol, HDL-Chol: HDL-cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, and NTR: normotensive rats receiving distilled water (10 mL/kg), HTR: hypertensive rats receiving distilled water (10 mL/kg) and ethanol (5 g/kg), L h 100 and L h 200: hypertensive rats receiving ethanol and Leersia hexandra extract at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg, and Nif. 10: hypertensive rats receiving ethanol and nifedipine at the dose of 10 mg/kg; 1: p <0.05, 2: p <0.01, and 3: p <0.001: significant difference from normotensive rats; a: p <0.05, b: p <0.01, and c: p <0.001: significant difference compared to hypertensive rats.