Table 5 Indices of kidney function test in plasma of healthy rats administered with ethanolic extract, aqueous and n-hexane partitioned extracts of X. aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich

242.92 ± 13.20^a

10.25 ± 0.32^a

55.93 ± 1.24^a

201.08 ± 3.49^b

11.29 ± 0.81^a

46.59 ± 1.53^b

150.63 ± 12.37^c

5.40 ± 0.88^b

43.80 ± 0.81^c

178.73 ± 5.98^d

8.58 ± 0.78^c

36.30 ± 1.01^e

239.36 ± 5.27^a

10.50 ± 0.69^a

43.29 ± 1.82^c

176.48 ± 2.64^d

10.43 ± 0.37^a

50.25 ± 1.96^d

174.62 ± 7.51^d

7.79 ± 0.36^c

39.26 ± 1.48^e