Effects of Alcoholic Extracts of Bangladeshi Mangrove Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. (Acanthaceae) Leaf and Stem on Atherogenic Model of Wistar Albino Rats

Table 2

Treatment protocol.

Groups

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Group VI

Group VII

Group VIII

Group IX

Group X

Group XI

Group XII

Treatment (for 15 days)

Non-atherogenic/normal control rats were fed normal diet + 2% tween 80 (5 mL/kg body weight, p.o.) daily

Atherogenic rats were fed high-fat diet (HFD) + 2% tween 80 (5 mL/kg body weight, p.o.) (atherogenic control) daily

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + Simvastatin 3 mg/kg body weight, p.o.

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + Warfarin 2 mg/kg body weight, p.o.

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 250 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AILE

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 500 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AILE

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 250 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AILM

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 500 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AILM

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 200 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AISE

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 400 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AISE

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 200 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AISM

Atherogenic rats were fed HFD + 400 mg/kg b.w./day, p.o. AISM

AILE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf); AILM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf). AISE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem); AISM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem).