Table 3.

Effect of M. oleifera extract on rat serum biochemical parameters.

	Control	M. oleifera (100 mg/kg)	M. oleifera (200 mg/kg)	M. oleifera (400 mg/kg)
Glycemia (mg/dL)	119.9 ± 24.87	145.01 ± 16.25∗	147.4 ± 21.35∗	163.9 ± 16.10∗ ∗∗
Lactamia (mmol/L)	31.27 ± 3.21	24.14 ± 2.41∗	19.37 ± 4.53∗ ∗∗	18.87 ± 6.77∗ ∗∗
Urea (mg/dL)	45.03 ± 13.26	26.78 ± 8.77∗∗	26.41 ± 8.19∗∗	28.21 ± 9.37∗∗
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	176.77 ± 26.61	75.05 ± 7.63∗ ∗∗	125.28 ± 12.40∗ ∗∗	58.42 ± 7.22∗ ∗∗

Each value represents the mean ± SEM, n = 8. ^∗ P < 0.05, ^∗∗ P < 0.01, and ^{∗ ∗∗} P < 0.001 compared with control group.