Table 1.

Effect of HEE on changes in the levels of blood glucose and urine sugar.

Groups	Blood glucose mmol/L	Urine sugar
Control group	5.04 ± 0.39	NIL
Alloxan group	8.08 ± 0.27	+++
HEE 10 mg/kg group	7.88 ± 0.20	+++
HEE 20 mg/kg group	7.03 ± 0.20	++
HEE 40 mg/kg group	5.26 ± 0.27*	NIL

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10). The data was analysed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Dunnett's test. ^* P < 0.05 versus diabetic group.

+++ indicates more than 2% sugar; NIL indicates 0 sugar; ++ and + indicate less than 2% sugar.