. 2009 Oct;41(5):227–232. doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.58513

Table 5.

Effects of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of stem bark and root of Bauhinia variegata on high-density lipid levels in triton-induced hyperlipidemic rats

Group	Serum HDL (mg/dl)

	6 h	24 h	48 h
Control	34.20 ± 1.39	32.72 ± 1.00	31.16 ± 0.88
BVSW200	42.12 ± 0.87^1a,1b,2c	40.73 ± 0.94^1a,1b,2c	40.76 ± 0.89^1a,1b,2c
BVSW400	44.53 ± 1.58^2a,2b,2c	45.54 ± 0.94^2a,2b,2c	42.61 ± 0.88^2a,2b,2c
BVRW200	34.41 ± 1.84	34.48 ± 0.79^1c	31.29 ± 1.01
BVRW400	44.79 ± 0.73^1a,1b,1c	45.41 ± 0.91^2a,2b,2c	39.01 ± 0.61^1a,1b,2c
BVSA200	40.20 ± 0.75^2c	42.25 ± 0.83^1a,2b,2c	34.35 ± 0.69^2c
BVSA400	40.40 ± 1.20^2c	44.59 ± 0.97^2a,2b,2c	34.41 ± 0.81^2c
BVRA200	35.38 ± 1.50	37.54 ± 0.69^2c	36.30 ± 1.46^1a,2c
BVRA400	39.41 ± 0.57^2c	44.08 ± 0.85^2a,2b,2c	32.40 ± 1.42^2c
Simvastatin	42.65 ± 0.76^1b,2c	40.89 ± 0.87^1b,2c	38.35 ± 1.00^1b,2c
Fenofbrate	42.09 ± 0.74^1c	39.73 ± 0.81^1a,2c	39.45 ± 0.68^1a,2c

Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 6). HDL 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