The grip strength of (A) the front paws and (B) the hind paws of young and old rats. The data are presented as the mean ± SD, n = 8 (control rats), n = 10 (C. vulgaris-treated rats). *
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control young rats on the respective day, #
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control old rats on the respective day, a
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control young rats on Day 0, b
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control young rats on Day 30, c
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control young rats on Day 60, d
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control young rats on Day 90, e
p < 0.05 significantly different compared to the control old rats on Day 0, with a post hoc Tukey HSD test. BW: Body weight; CV: C. vulgaris.