Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effect of Combined Leaf and Seed Extracts of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) on Alloxan-Induced Diabetes in Mice: A Biochemical and Histological Study

Table 1

Experimental groups in this study.

Experimental group	Treatment
Group 1	Nondiabetic control mice without any treatment
Group 2	Diabetic control mice without any treatment
Group 3	Diabetic mice treated with 0.7 units/kg insulin/day for 1 month
Group 4	Diabetic mice treated with leaf extract (500 mg/kg BW/day) for 1 month
Group 5	Diabetic mice treated with seed extract (500 mg/kg BW/day) for 1 month
Group 6	Diabetic mice treated with mixture of leaf and seed extracts (500 mg/kg BW/day) (ratio 2L : 1S) for 1 month
Group 7^†	Diabetic mice treated with leaf extract (500 mg/kg BW/day) for 3 months
Group 8^†	Diabetic mice treated with leaf extract (500 mg/kg BW/day) for 3 months
Group 9^†	Diabetic mice treated with mixture of leaf and seed extracts (500 mg/kg BW/day) (ratio 2L : 1S) for 3 months

L: leaves; S: seeds. Mice euthanized after 1 month. ^†Mice euthanized after 3 months.