TABLE 6.
EFFECT OF THE ETHANOL EXTRACT OF CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES (CO) ON DIFFERENTIA LEUKOCYTES COUNT
| Groups | Treatment | Differential Leukocyte Count (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutrophils | Lymphocytes | Eosinophils | ||
| 1 | Control | 06±0.707 | 88±1.342 | 02±0.3162 |
| 2 | CO 125 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 05±0.316* | 93±1.140 | 02±0.4472* |
| 3 | CO 250 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 05±0.447* | 95±0.632* | 00±0.0* |
| 4 | CO 375 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 01±0.316* | 99±0.316* | 00±0.0* |
| 5 | CO 500 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 03±0.316* | 97±0.707* | 00±0.0* |
| 6 | CO 1000 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 29±1.304* | 70±1.844* | 01±0.3162* |
| 7 | CO 2000 + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 13±0.632* | 83±1.342* | 04±0.0 |
| 8 | Saline (10 ml/kg) + Milk (4 ml/kg sc) | 08±0.707 | 88±2.828 | 04±0.3162 |
All values are expressed as mean±SEM of a sample size of n=6; level of significance chosen was *p<0.05. All treated groups were compared with control group. CPM is chlorpheniramine maleate (2 mg/kg)