Thymus linearis Extracts Ameliorate Indices of Metabolic Syndrome in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 1

Distribution of animals according to groups.

Group number	Group name	Group code
Standard diet fed groups
Group I	Control	STD-Cnt
Group II	Vehicle	STD-Veh
Group III	Extract 100 mg/kg in CMC (1 ml; 0.75% in DW)	STD-CE
High-fat diet fed groups
Group IV	Control	HFD-Cnt
Group V	Extract 100 mg/kg in CMC (1 ml; 0.75% in DW)	HFD-CE-HD
Group VI	Extract 50 mg/kg in CMC (0.5 ml; 0.75% in DW)	HFD-CE-LD
Group VII	Orlistat 2 mg/kg in CMC (0.5 ml; 0.75% in DW)	HFD-Pos

STD: standard laboratory diet-control; Cnt: control; Veh: vehicle; CE: combined extract; HFD: high-fat diet; HD: high dose; LD: low dose; Pos: positive.