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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effect of ethanolic extract of Spondias purpurea leaf on haematological parameters in rats

From: Toxicological studies of aqueous and ethanol leaf extract of Spondias purpurea (red plum) in rats

Parameter

Control

500 mg/kg

1000 mg/kg

1500 mg/kg

PCV (%)

43.75 ± 1.71a

43.50 ± 1.91a

41.00 ± 0.82a

45.00 ± 3.92a

Hb (g/dL)

14.58 ± 0.56a

14.50 ± 0.63a

13.68 ± 0.29a

15.00 ± 1.31a

WBC (×109/L)

12.63 ± 4.8a

14.68 ± 3.93a

15.38 ± 3.40a

14.85 ± 4.56a

Neu (%)

20.25 ± 3.77a

19.50 ± 6.61a

16.75 ± 4.79a

16.25 ± 5.50a

Lym (%)

77.75 ± 4.34a

78.25 ± 4.72a

82.75 ± 5.25a

82.50 ± 6.45a

Mono (%)

1.25 ± 0.96a

0.75 ± 0.96a

0.25 ± 0.50a

0.50 ± 0.58a

Eos (%)

0.25 ± 0.50a

0.75 ± 0.50a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.58a

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation for 4 rats per group. Values with same alphabet in the same row are not statistically different. PCV Packed cell volume, HB Haemoglobin, WBC White blood cell, Neu Neutrophils, Lym Lymphocytes, Mono Monocytes, Eos Eosinophils