Research Article

Danshen-Honghua Ameliorates Stress-Induced Menopausal Depression in Rats

Table 1

Effect of DSHH on body weight of rats with menopausal depression .

GroupNBefore castrationAfter castrationAfter medication

Sham surgery8470.53 ± 5.49474.32 ± 6.34484.53 ± 5.63
Surgery7475.29 ± 6.15466.31 ± 5.43488.54 ± 6.84
Surgery/stress8473.49 ± 4.75457.73 ± 4.15474.32 ± 6.22
Fluoxetine7479.15 ± 4.94462.69 ± 5.28478.33 ± 6.39
DSHH8469.64 ± 5.23452.74 ± 6.36488.16 ± 5.54

Compared with the sham surgery group, , one way ANNOVA; , t-test, compared with after castration.