GPT and atherosclerosis: The treatment with S. aethiopicum resulted in decreased (p < 0.01) body weight, blood sugar, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), the liver enzymes aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), atherosclerosis index atherogenic coefficient (AC), and cardiac risk ratio and increased (p < 0.01) high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), creatinine, total protein, and albumin.