Table 4.

Serum hormonal levels in moderately 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	2.2 ± 0.3	2.1 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.2
T	2.0 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.2	2.7 ± 0.3**

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

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

**P <0.01 compared to control (t-test)