Table 4.

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

Group	6 h		24 h		48 h
	Serum triglyceride(mg/dl)	Serum VLDL(mg/dl)	Serum Triglyceride(mg/dl)	Serum VLDL(mg/dl)	Serum Triglyceride(mg/dl)	Serum VLDL(mg/dl)
Control	69.4 ± 0.71	13.72 ± 0.96	61.17 ± 0.84	12.10 ± 0.89	79.40 ± 1.34	15.81 ± 1.01
BVSW200	63.72 ± 1.362c	12.66 ± 0.881a	60.22 ± 0.821a	20.17 ± 1.01	54.47 ± 0.662a,2b,2c	10.84 ± 0.802a,2b,2c
BVSW400	60.77 ± 1.392c	12.10 ± 0.941a,1b,1c	57.65 ± 0.702a,2c	11.50 ± 0.881a,1b	54.56 ± 0.742a,2b,2c	10.89 ± 0.852a,2b,2c
BVRW200	68.32 ± 0.52	13.66 ± 0.73	54.17 ± 0.662a,1b,2c	10.71 ± 1.001a,1b	59.68 ± 1.732a,1b,2c	11.82 ± 0.862a,2b,2c
BVRW400	63.43 ± 0.792c	12.60 ± 0.87	54.55 ± 0.822a,1b,2c	10.81 ± 0.821a,1b	50.29 ± 0.692a,2b,2c	10.18 ± 0.812a,2b,2c
BVSA200	62.50 ± 0.872c	12.46 ± 0.86	51.61 ± 0.62a,1b,2c	10.43 ± 0.761a,1b,1c	49.45 ± 0.662a,2b,2c	09.75 ± 0.883a,3b,2c
BVSA400	60.18 ± 1.012c	11.90 ± 0.781c	52.31 ± 0.672a,2c	10.42 ± 0.711a,1b,1c	43.67 ± 0.732a,3b,2c	8.84 ± 0.833a,3b,2c
BVRA200	67.48 ± 1.522c	13.48 ± 0.85	58.46 ± 4.162a,1b,2c	12.20 ± 0.891a,1b	48.26 ± 0.713a,3b,2c	12.13 ± 0.903a,3b,2c
BVRA400	60.55 ± 0.702c	12.23 ± 0.832c	50.89 ± 1.062a,2b,2c	10.56 ± 0.751a	48.45 ± 0.683a,3b,2c	09.60 ± 0.773a,3b,2c
Simvastatin	63.73 ± 1.712c	12.66 ± 0.861b	63.24 ± 0.91	12.50 ± 0.86	65.34 ± 0.752b,2c	13.19 ± 0.951b,2c
Fenofibrate	55.20 ± 0.983a,2c	11.34 ± 0.321a	54.11 ± 0.713a,2c	10.84 ± 0.641a	58.58 ± 1.272a,2c	11.91 ± 0.752a,2c

Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 6). Triglyceride and VLDL 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