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

Table 2

Levels of serum lipids at zero hour and after 14 days in rats treated with 0.2 g/kg bwt of extract.

Period	Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)	LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
0 hr	112.85±1.5	104.24±4.5	46.19±2.0	44.14±4.8
14 days	91.76±3.6^*	82.91±3.1^*	36.76±2.4^*	48.98±1.8

Presented values are mean ± S.D of ten rats. 𝑃<0.05 = significance; ^*: compared to basal concentration/control.