Table 3.

Effects of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of stem bark and root of Bauhinia variegata on total cholesterol and low density lipids levels in triton-induced hyperlipidemic rats

Group	6 h		24 h		48 h
	Serum cholesterol(mg/dl)	Serum LDL(mg/dl)	Serum cholesterol(mg/dl)	Serum LDL(mg/dl)	Serum cholesterol(mg/dl)	Serum LDL(mg/dl)
Control	108.70 ± 1.86	88.27 ± 0.73	81.54 ± 2.04	59.06 ± 4.17	60.44 ± 2.71	45.53 ± 0.71
BVSW200	88.32 ± 1.352c	58.88 ± 0.792c	84.51 ± 1.38	65.04 ± 0.402c	59.39 ± 3.24	29.75 ± 0.762a,2b,2c
BVSW400	76.26 ± 0.972c	43.71 ± 0.792c	57.57 ± 1.172c	23.56 ± 0.761a,2b,2c	55.25 ± 3.091c	23.65 ± 0.722a,2b,2c
BVRW200	93.54 ± 0.902c	73.35 ± 0.862c	81.62 ± 1.17	57.54 ± 0.742c	68.34 ± 3.24	49.23 ± 0.69
BVRW400	65.58 ± 0.552c	33.55 ± 0.852c	60.33 ± 0.922b,2c	25.42 ± 1.421a,2b,2c	57.98 ± 1.411a,1b,1c	29.32 ± 0.702a,2b,2c
BVSA200	66.53 ± 0.602c	38.74 ± 0.952c	67.44 ± 0.702c	36.74 ± 0.802c	55.38 ± 1.301a,1b,1c	31.33 ± 0.722a,2b,2c
BVSA400	63.48 ± 0.702c	39.13 ± 0.892c	59.52 ± 0.671b,1c	26.60 ± 0.842b,2c	53.44 ± 2.343a,3b,1c	28.22 ± 0.672a,2b,2c
BVRA200	61.35 ± 0.801b,2c	39.49 ± 0.702b	59.69 ± 0.581b,2c	33.47 ± 1.311b,2c	54.34 ± 1.383a,3b,1c	30.64 ± 0.722a,2b,2c
BVRA400	59.61 ± 0.741b,3c	32.19 ± 0.892b	60.27 ± 1.431b,2c	26.41 ± 0.972b,2c	51.52 ± 1.413a,3b,1c	27.61 ± 0.802a,2b,2c
Simvastatin	52.38 ± 0.933b,3c	22.54 ± 1.013c	51.20 ± 1.343b,3c	22.75 ± 0.963b,3c	62.29 ± 1.47	47.21 ± 0.68
Fenofibrate	61.16 ± 0.672c	29.73 ± 0.902c	62.28 ± 1.432c	33.32 ± 0.942c	62.38 ± 1.37	44.73 ± 0.47

Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 6). Cholesterol and LDL concentrations are estimated by the standard method and the values are expressed as mg/dl serum. ¹P < 0.05, ²P < 0.01, ³P < 0.001, when compared with the ^ccontrol group; ^aSimvastatin; ^bFenofibrate. BVRW, BVRA, BVSW, BVSA: Bauhinia variegata root water, ethanolic and Bauhinia variegata stem water and ethanolic extracts, respectively, at 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight