Table 7.

The Effect of Leaf Exudate on Body Weight in STZ-Induced Diabetic Mice

Treatment Group	Weight of Mice
	D0	D7	D14	D21	% ∆ in BW
(normal) 2% DMSO	24.06 ± 0.36	25.87 ± 0.36	26.04 ± 0.52	27.84 ± 0.45	15.7
(diabetic) 2% DMSO	23.63 ± 0.48	22.60 ± 0.66	22.44 ± 0.72	22.10 ± 1.34	−6.47
100 mg/kg exudate	24.16 ± 0.49	24.04 ± 0.66	24.55 ± 0.67	25.48 ± 0.52	5.46
200 mg/kg exudate	24.44 ± 0.71	25.36 ± 0.54	25.65 ± 0.48	26.79 ± 0.65*	9.62
400 mg/kg exudate	24.30 ± 1.33	24.66 ± 0.83	26.03 ± 0.70*	27.05 ± 0.94**	11.32
2 mg/kg GA	24.13 ± 1.34	24.39 ± 1.17	25.90 ± 1.36*	26.39 ± 1.26*	9.37

Notes: % ∆ in BW: % of change in body weight; data are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM); n=6; where *significant values at p<0.05 compared with group II, ** significant values at P<0.01 compared with group II.

Abbreviations: DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; GA, glibenclamide.