Effects of LV, HS, and MetA on liver weight and hepatic lipid accumulation in HFD-induced obese mice. (A) Liver, (B) liver TG levels, and (C) liver H and E and oil-red O staining. HFD, 60% high-fat-diet control group; HFD + GC_245, HFD contains Garcinia cambogia extract (245 mg/kg)-fed group; HFD + LV_100, HFD contains lemon verbena extract (100 mg/kg)-fed group; HFD + HS_100, HFD contains Hibiscus flower extract (100 mg/kg)-fed group; HFD + MetA_50, HFD contains the MetA-mixed extract of lemon verbena plus Hibiscus flower (50 mg/kg)-fed group; HFD + MetA_100, HFD contains the MetA-mixed extract of lemon verbena plus Hibiscus flower (100 mg/kg)-fed group. Values are expressed as means ± SEM (n = 10). a–d Values within arrow with different letters are significantly different from each other at p < 0.05 as determined using Turkey’s multiple-range test.