Table 3.

Effects of Aqueous extract of C. occidentalis on some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

Groups	Treatment	Cholesterol (mg/dl)	Triglyceride (mg/dl)	Total Protein (g/dl)
I	Normal control (vehicle)	86.65 ± 1.83	85.62 ± 3.22	7.20 ± 0.23
II	Diabetic control (vehicle)	153.88 ± 4.19**	189.86 ± 1.74**	4.73 ± 0.53**
III	Alloxan (120mg/kg, ip) + Metformin (0.5 g/kg)	92.03 ± 1.09**	94.13 ± 1.20**	6.95 ± 0.07**
IV	Alloxan (120mg/kg, ip) + Aqueous extract (200mg/kg)	135.32 ± 4.04**	145.18 ± 3.67**	6.05 ± 0.08**

All values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n=6); Group II is compared with Group I. Groups III and IV are compared with group II;

^**P<0.01