. 2014 May;4(Suppl 1):S442–S448. doi: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C122

Table 1. Effect of M. malabathricum leaf extract on the body weight and fasting blood glucose in normal, diabetic and diabetic treated rats.

Treatment groups	Mean initial body weight (g)	Mean final body weight (g)	Mean weight Gain (G↑)/loss (L↓) (g)	Fasting bloodglucose (mg/dL)
Treatment groups	Mean initial body weight (g)	Mean final body weight (g)	Mean weight Gain (G↑)/loss (L↓) (g)	Initial	Final (after 14 d)
Group I	189.54±5.11	197.65±6.36	8.12↑	69.88±1.92	73.95±1.64
Group II	192.63±8.24	173.94±5.24	18.69↓**	248.56±2.84	263.16±5.36
Group III	188.31±5.36	196.47±4.14	8.16↑^a	232.14±2.54	144.36±4.86^b
Group IV	184.51±5.33	194.93±4.38	10.42↑^a	213.12±5.28	124.33±4.37^b
Group V	196.58±9.34	216.42±7.39	19.84↑^a	229.66±6.16	104.53±4.35^b

Values are expressed as mean±SEM, n=5. **: P<0.05 comparison with normal control v.s. diabetic and drug treated; ^a: P<0.05 diabetic control v.s. drug treated; ^b: P<0.05 comparison with initial v.s. final.