Liuwei Dihuang Lowers Body Weight and Improves Insulin and Leptin Sensitivity in Obese Rats

Table 1

Effect of LWDH on body fat composition in obese rats^† (mean values with their standard errors, 𝑛=12).

	Control groups				LWDH-treated groups
	OR		OP		T1A		T1B		T1C
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Epididymal (g)	5.54	0.29	9.70	0.75	9.60	0.65	8.56	0.48	6.96*	0.51
Perirenal (g)	6.79	1.32	11.00	1.39	10.62	1.23	8.84	0.80	7.91*	0.79
Omental (g)	7.71	1.29	11.21	0.85	12.46	0.81	10.64	0.43	8.72*	0.67
Total (g)	19.58	2.16	31.92	2.49	32.67	2.33	28.03	1.43	23.59*	1.68

LWDH: Liuwei Dihuang; OR: obesity-resistant normal control group; OP: obesity-prone positive control group; T1A: 500 mg/kg/d LWDH group; T1B: 1500 mg/kg/d LWDH group; T1C: 3500 mg/kg/d L WDH group.
*Mean values within a row were significantly different from OP (pair-wise comparisons using the least squares means test; 𝑃<0.05).
^†The change in body fat mass in obese rats treated with total daily dosages of 500, 1500, or 3500 mg/kg BW LWDH is given.