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 6

Effect of different Lepidium sativum, Ficus carica, and Punica granatum methanolic extracts on the liver NO, MDA, CAT, and GSH in STZ-induced diabetic rats after 5 weeks.

#Group typeAntioxidant parameters
NO (nmol/mL)MDA (nmol/mL)CAT (U/mL)GSH (nmol/mL)

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.