Lipid-Lowering and Antioxidative Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Ocimum sanctum L. Leaves in Rats Fed with a High-Cholesterol Diet

Table 2

Changes of liver weight, heart weight, and serum lipid profile in normal rats, HC rats, and HC rats treated with aqueous extracts of Ocimum sanctum L. leaves (OS).

	Group
	Normal	HC	HC + OS
Organ weight (g/kgbw)
Liver	32.5±0.6^a	62.2±1.5^b	63.1±1.7^b
Heart	3.53±0.1^a	3.33±0.09^a	3.46±0.12^a
Serum lipid (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol	38±2^a	133±5^b	96±9^c
Triglyceride	25±1^a	50±7^b	26±4^a
HDL-C	20±0^a	17±1^b	20±1^a
LDL-C	13±1^a	105±6^b	71±9^c
AI	0.9±0.1^a	6.9±0.8^b	4.0±0.6^c

Values are shown as means ± SEM of seven rats per group.
Values with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at 𝑃<0.05. HC: high cholesterol.