Table 1.

Effects of Ferula Gummosa oleo-resin on the body weight, food intake, water intake, and the weight of liver and kidneys of diabetic rats. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). Significant differences were observed (*P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001, respectively) in comparison with normal control; ^# and ^## show significant differences (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively) versus diabetic control; and × shows significant differences (P < 0.01) versus day 1 in the corresponding group.

Parameters	Time	Normal control	Diabetic control	Insulin-treated diabetes	F. gummosa-treated diabetes (100 mg/kg)	F. gummosa-treated diabetes (400 mg/kg)
Body weight (g)	Day 1	253 ± 7	230 ± 11	237 ± 5	248 ± 4	242 ± 8
	Week 4 (weight gain)	303 ± 8× (+20%)	187 ± 13*× (-19%)	278 ± 6##× (+17%)	213 ± 4*#× (-14%)	210 ± 10*× (-13%)
Food intake (g/24 h)	Week 4	21 ± 1	37 ± 2.5*	33 ± 2.5*	39 ± 2*	38 ± 1.5*
Water intake (mL/24 h)	Week 4	56 ± 4	122 ± 10*	98 ± 10*#	105 ± 5*	100 ± 13*
Liver weight (g)	Week 4	11.2 ± 0.6	8.1 ± 0.4***	11.8 ± 0.84##	10.1 ± 0.2	10.4 ± 0.5#
Kidney weight (g)	Week 4	1 ± 0.04	1.02 ± 0.06	1.06 ± .06	1.15 ± .03	1.08 ± 0.06