TABLE 1.

EFFECT OF PETROLEUM ETHER EXTRACT OF FICUS CARICA LEAF ON RIFAMPICIN-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY

Groups	Pentobarbitone sleeping time (min)	Liver weight (g)	Serum bilirubin (mg%)	SGPT (units/l)	SGOT (units/l)
Group-I (control)	140±2.28#	3.08± 0.084#	0.77±0.019#	63±2.800#	181±1.549#
Group-II (rifampicin treated)	195±3.56*	4.86±0.089*	0.94±0.029*	88±1.048*	289±0.894*
Group-III (petroleum ether extract)	147±2.78	3.28±0.057	0.78±0.009	64±2.316	200±3.386
Group-IV (rifampicin+ petroleum ether extract)	143±2.25**	3.18± 0.018**	0.80±0.019**	66±2.440**	184±2.16**

All values are mean±SEM, n=6, P values: P<0.05, when compared to group-II^* vs group-IV^** and group-II^* vs group-I^#