Anti-diuretic and anti-glycemic properties of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. leave extract on wistar rats

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Effect of J. gossypiifolia on body weight on hyperglycemic animals

Groups/days	Control (STZ) 40 mg/kg Mean ± SEM	Gliberclamide 10 mg/kg Mean ± SEM	Normal control Mean ± SEM	30 mg/kg *J. gossypiifolia* Mean ± SEM	50 mg/kg *J. gossypiifolia* Mean ± SEM	100 mg/kg *J. gossypiifolia* Mean ± SEM
Body Weight For Day 1	217.70 ± 26.44^a	274.30 ± 6.74^a	177.00 ± 4.16^a	249.30 ± 22.24^b	227.70 ± 9.68^a	266.00 ± 18.56^a
Body Weight For Day 7	181.70 ± 18.22^b	216.00 ± 20.55^c	173.70 ± 2.19^a	217.70 ± 26.30^b	181.70 ± 17.68^c	204.70 ± 44.25^c
Body Weight For Day 14	162.70 ± 18.27^c	240.00 ± 7.00^b	199.00 ± 1.15^b	218.30 ± 20.67^b	193.00 ± 14.53^b	231.30 ± 22.75^b

P-value > superscript ^a = 0.05, ^b = 0.01, showed the level of significant difference when compared across the days, (n = 5). DW---- distilled water, JG--- J. gossypiifolia