| Treatment |
Hematological Parameters |
| |
Hb (g/dL) |
RBC (×1012/L) |
PCV (%) |
MCH (pg) |
MCHC (g/dl) |
MCV (fL) |
PLT (x109/l) |
| Control (Oral) |
12.40 ±0.61 |
6.18 ±0.20 |
37.53 ±1.76 |
20.07 ±0.45 |
33.03 ±1.12 |
60.73 ±2.44 |
469.33 ±71.52 |
| C. pareira |
12.60 ±0.30 |
6.14 ±0.56 |
37.27 ±1.50 |
20.60 ±1.37 |
33.83 ±0.61 |
60.90 ±3.10 |
309.33 ±69.76 |
| Control (IP) |
14.60 ±0.40 |
7.61 ±0.66 |
44.27 ±1.75 |
19.23 ±1.22 |
33.00 ±0.40 |
58.37 ±3.30 |
370.33 ±68.77 |
| C. pareira |
10.90 ±0.56* |
5.92 ±0.20 |
33.50 ±1.35* |
18.40 ±0.56 |
32.50 ±0.36 |
56.60 ±1.37 |
610.00 ±50.19* |
|
| Results are expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) for four animals in each treatment; *p<0.05 is considered significant when the mean of the control animals is significantly different from that of the extract treated animals by t-test. |
| Table 5: Effects of intraperitoneal and oral administration of aqueous leaf extract of C. pareira at 1 g/kg body weight daily in rats for 28 days on hematological parameters. |
