Figure 4.

Effects of Solidago virgaurea var. gigantea 10% ethanol extract (SV10E) on (a) epididymal white adipose tissue diameter and (b) morphology in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Results are presented as mean ± SE (n = 3). Each specimen from the mouse groups was fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and sectioned at 5 μm, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and then viewed using light microscopy at a magnification of 200 ×. The image is a representative one. NFD, normal-fat diet control; HFD, high-fat diet control; GR, HFD + 1% Garcinia cambogia extract of 60% (–)-hydroxycitric acid; SV0.5, HFD + 0.5% SV10E; SV2, HFD + 2% SV10E.