Research Article

Comparison of the Efficiency of Lepidium sativum, Ficus carica, and Punica granatum Methanolic Extracts in Relieving Hyperglycemia and Hyperlipidemia of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 4

Effect of different Lepidium sativum, Ficus carica, and Punica granatum methanolic extracts on serum cholesterol, triglycerides, cholesterol high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and cholesterol low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in STZ-induced diabetic rats after 5 weeks.

#Group typeLipid profile
Cholesterol (mg/dL)Triglyceride (mg/dL)HDL (mg/dL)LDL (mg/dL)

IControl
IISTZ
IIIF. carica 100 mg/kg#
IVF. carica 200 mg/kg#
VL. sativum 100 mg/kg
VIL. sativum 200 mg/kg
VIIP. granatum 100 mg/kg#
VIIIP. granatum 200 mg/kg
IXInsulin

Values are given as significantly different at for groups of nine animals each. Statistically significant compared to the corresponding value in group I. #Statistically significant compared to the corresponding value in group II.