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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Haematological parameters of healthy animals administered with ethanolic extract aqueous and n-hexane partitioned extracts of X. aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich

From: Influence of ethanolic extracts of dried fruit of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich on haematological and biochemical parameters in healthy Wistar rats

Group

PCV (%)

RBC (× 106/μ/l)

Hb (g/dl)

MCV (fl)

MCH (pg)

MCHC (g/dl)

WBC (×103/μ/l)

NEU (%)

LYM (%)

PLT (×103/μ/l)

Control

44.43 ± 0.47a

7.48 ± 0.04a

13.67 ± 0.22a

59.43 ± 0.77a

18.27 ± 0.34a

30.73 ± 0.19a

6.40 ± 0.28a

21.50 ± 1.33a

70.50 ± 1.33a

892.00 ± 37.27a

HPE 100 mg/kg

50.90 ± 0.89b

8.41 ± 0.09b

15.10 ± 0.09b

60.50 ± 0.84a

17.97 ± 0.09a

29.73 ± 0.48b

9.73 ± 0.34b

21.9 ± 0.66a

70.07 ± 0.64a

787.67 ± 43.77a

HPE 200 mg/kg

51.67 ± 0.42b

8.52 ± 0.06b

15.17 ± 0.15b

60.67 ± 0.18a

17.80 ± 0.04a

29.37 ± 0.08b

8.20 ± 0.69bc

32.73 ± 2.84bd

59.20 ± 2.72cd

791.33 ± 23.07a

APE 100 mg/kg

48.47 ± 0.68b

8.11 ± 0.08b

14.50 ± 0.15bf

59.80 ± 0.22a

17.90 ± 0.06a

29.90 ± 0.18b

11.47 ± 0.53d

22.13 ± 2.36a

70.43 ± 2.72a

835.33 ± 18.53a

APE 200 mg/kg

44.50 ± 1.52a

7.34 ± 0.26a

12.90 ± 0.46af

60.60 ± 0.07a

17.60 ± 0.13a

28.97 ± 0.18b

7.27 ± 0.98ac

37.93 ± 2.47d

54.43 ± 2.92c

564.67 ± 89.26c

ECE 100 mg/kg

50.37 ± 0.37b

8.48 ± 0.02b

14.97 ± 0.18b

59.43 ± 0.27a

17.63 ± 0.16a

29.70 ± 0.16b

11.60 ± 0.19d

28.97 ± 2.89b

62.73 ± 2.89d

759.00 ± 39.35a

ECE 200 mg/kg

50.53 ± 1.96b

8.30 ± 0.31b

14.77 ± 0.48b

60.87 ± 0.35a

17.80 ± 0.19a

29.27 ± 0.24b

6.90 ± 0.54ac

28.43 ± 2.65ab

63.20 ± 2.59d

560.00 ± 102.44c

  1. Data presented as Mean ± SEM, n = 6, values within a column with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05. HPE n-hexane partitioned extract, APE Aqueous partitioned extract, ECE Ethanolic extract, PCV Packed Cell Volume, RBC Red Blood Cell Count, Hb Haemoglobin, MCV Mean Cell Volume, MCH mean cell haemoglobin, MCHC Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration, WBC White Blood Cells, NEU Nuetrophil, LYM Lymphocytes, PLT Platelets