Table 2.

Effects of total chikusetsusaponins and orlistat (a lipase inhibitor) on fat excretion on day 3 in feces of mice fed a high-fat diet

	Animal No.	Feces weight (g)	Triacyglycrol in feces (μmol/g feces)
Laboratory chow pellet	13	1.04 ± 0.017*	5.05 ± 0.70*
High-fat diet (HF)	13	0.14 ± 0.035	36.66 ± 1.03
HF +
1% Total chikusetsusaponins	7	0.26 ± 0.012*	41.64 ± 3.48
HF +
3% Total chikusetsusaponins	7	0.31 ± 0.049	53.42 ± 4.86*
HF +
0.025 % orlistat (lipase inhibitor)	7	0.22 ± 0.040	394.38 ± 65.39*

Values are means ± S.E. of 7 – 13 mice. * Significantly different from the high-fat diet group, P < 0.05.