Table 1.
Effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of Artemisia afra on water intake, feed intake, and body weight in diabetic rats (n = 6, mean ± SE).
| Groups | Water intake (mL/day) |
Feed intake (g/day) |
Weight gain (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 19.08 ± 1.07a | 14.07 ± 1.47a | 31.30 ± 4.50a |
| Diabetic control | 91.89 ± 2.13b | 33.90 ± 3.14b | 3.17 ± 0.96b |
| Diabetic + 50 mg/kg A. afra | 83.84 ± 1.88c | 27.18 ± 1.09c | 6.76 ± 1.12c |
| Diabetic + 100 mg/kg A. afra | 77.55 ± 1.53d | 22.23 ± 1.06d | 11.60 ± 1.41d |
| Diabetic + 200 mg/kg A. afra | 44.94 ± 1.31e | 19.03 ± 1.17e | 19.82 ± 2.14e |
| Diabetic + glibenclamide | 47.03 ± 1.47e | 20.97 ± 1.01e | 16.20 ± 1.17e |
Values with different superscripts along the same column indicate statistically significant difference at P < 0.05.