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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 5 Effects of herbs on kidney function

From: A preliminary evaluation of effects of high doses of Jujube and Saffron on biochemical and hematological parameters in rats

Experimental groupsa

BUN (mg/dl)

Cratinine (mg/dl)

Uric acid (mg/dl)

a. Jujube

 Healthy Control

21.61 ± 1b

0.53 ± 0.06

2.12 ± 0.1

 J1 (150 mg/kg)

21.73 ± 2

0.54 ± 0.03

2.23 ± 0.3

 J2 (500 mg/kg)

21.98 ± 1

0.53 ± 0.07

2.18 ± 0.5

 J3 (1000 mg/kg)

22.11 ± 2

0.54 ± 0.03

2.55 ± 0.4

 J4 (2000 mg/kg)

22.20 ± 2

0.57 ± 0.04

2.61 ± 0.15

 J5(5000 mg/kg)

22.86 ± 1*

0.61 ± 0.07*

2.85 ± 0.11*

b. Saffron

 Healthy Control

21.61 ± 1

0.53 ± 0.06

2.12 ± 0.1

 S1(150 mg/kg)

21.58 ± 2

0.56 ± 0.02

2.25 ± 0.3

 S2 (500 mg/kg)

21.62 ± 1

0.57 ± 0.03

2.31 ± 0.3

 S3 (1000 mg/kg)

21.64 ± 2

0.59 ± 0.02

2.35 ± 0.2

 S4 (2000 mg/kg)

22.46 ± 2*

0.63 ± 0.04*

2.91 ± 0.4*

 S5 (5000 mg/kg)

23.16 ± 1*

0.72 ± 0.08*

3.65 ± 0.2*

  1. aFor details of experimental conditions see the text
  2. bData are expressed as mean ± SD of 8 rats in each group (In each column)
  3. *was considered significant at P < 0.05 when compared with the healthy control group