Effects of Nigerian Piliostigma thonningii Species Leaf Extract on Lipid Profile in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Levels of serum lipids at zero hour and after 14 days in control (0.0 g/kg bwt of extract).

Period	Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)	LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
0 hr	113.34±2.3	104.56±4.5	45.89±3.9	43.74±2.8
14 days	112.76±1.3	106.91±3.1	44.76±2.4	43.98±1.8

Presented values are mean ± S.D of ten rats. LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein.