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      Values are expressed as mean ± SD
        | Parameters | NC | DC | Std | AP 250 eth | AP500 eth | AP 250 aq | AP 500 aq |  
        | Triglycerides (mg/dl)
 | 85.67 ± 1.4 | 292.5 ± 3.5### | 74.83 ± 3.3*** | 84.33 ± 3.8*** | 82.33 ± 3.6*** | 86.67 ± 3.4*** | 86.50 ± 3.1*** |  
        | Cholesterol (mg/dl)
 | 55.5 ± 3.5 | 92.83 ± 3.4### | 53.67 ± 2.3*** | 55.17 ± 3.4*** | 53.5 ± 1.8*** | 64.0 ± 3.6*** | 58.17 ± 2.1*** |  
        | HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
 | 32.66 ± 1.4 | 21.3 ± 2.3### | 33.83 ± 1.7*** | 32.2 ± 1.6*** | 38.7 ± 1.9*** | 29.6 ± 1.9*** | 36 ± 2.3*** |  NC: Normal Control; DC: Diabetic Control; Std: Standard Drug; AP: Adiantum Philippense
 ###P<0.001(compared with normal control)
 ***P<0.001(compared with diabetic control)
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