Evaluation of antihyperglycemic activity of aqueous stem bark extract of Boswellia dalzielii in alloxan-induced diabetic Wistar rats

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 2 Effect of aqueous stem bark extract of B. dalzielii on body weight

Group (n = 5)	Treatment given	Dose	Body weight (g)			F value^rm	p value^rm
Group (n = 5)	Treatment given	Dose	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2	F value^rm	p value^rm
A	Normal control (distilled water)	10 ml/kg	125.0 ± 313^a	134.8 ± 3.86^b	137.4 ± 3.60^b	36.68	0.008*
B	Diabetic control (Glibenclamide)	10 mg/kg	122.6 ± 2.13^a	125.8 ± 2.05^b	130.8 ± 3.61^b	18.13	0.021*
C	ASBE	500 mg/kg	126.0 ± 7.07	122.4 ± 7.33	121.8 ± 8.15	2.491	0.230
D	ASBE	1000 mg/kg	125.0 ± 3.52	123.0 ± 3.97	120.0 ± 2.55	3.552	0.162
	F value^bs		0.109	1.501	2.661
	p value^bs		0.954	0.252	0.083

Values are presented in mean ± SEM; ASBE, aqueous stem bark extract of B. dalzielii; values in the same row having different letters of alphabets are statistically significant
*p < 0.05
^rmAnalyzed with repeated measures ANOVA
^bsAnalyzed with between-subjects ANOVA