Table 3.

Serum hormonal levels in highly active male rats after 30 days of treatment with Cyperus esculentus tubers (tiger nut)

Group	LH (IU/L)	FSH (IU/L)	Testosterone (ng/dl)
C	2.4 ± 0.3	2.1 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.2
T1	2.0 ± 0.3	1.6 ± 0.3	3.0 ± 0.3*
T2	1.7 ± 0.2	1.4 ± 0.3	3.4 ± 0.4**

Values represent the means ± SEM for three different groups (n = 6/group)

C Control group that received a daily dose of 2 ml distilled water, T1 Group treated with 1 g/kg/d tiger nut powder, T2 Group treated with 2 g/kg/d of tiger nut powder, LH Lutropin, FSH Follitropin

*P <0.05

**P <0.01 compared to control (ANOVA, Fisher’s post hoc)