Regulatory effect of a Chinese herbal medicine formula on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 4 Effect of Chinese herbal medicine on blood lipid levels (mean ± SD, n = 8)

Group	TG (mmol/L)	TC (mmol/L)	LDL (mmol/L)	HDL (mmol/L)
Control	0.48 ± 0.20	1.67 ± 0.26	0.24 ± 0.08	0.95 ± 0.10
Model	0.83 ± 0.12b	3.05 ± 0.67b	1.38 ± 0.33b	0.54 ± 0.05b
PH	0.50 ± 0.08d	1.69 ± 0.29d	0.76 ± 0.28bd	0.61 ± 0.05bc
CHM	0.53 ± 0.12d	2.04 ± 0.37d	0.84 ± 0.16bd	0.72 ± 0.05bdf

^bP < 0.01 vs control group;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs model group;

^fP < 0.01 vs PH group. PH: Pioglitazone hydrochloride; CHM: Chinese herbal medicine; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein.