TABLE 3.

EFFECT OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO E. HIRTA EXTRACTS ON OTHER BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS

Groups	Creatinine (mg/dl)	Urea (mg/dl)	Alkaline phosphatase	Total proteins (g/dl)
Normal control	0.61± 0.1	24.24 ±1.8	119.46±3.7	7.1±2.3
Diabetic control	1.53±0.1	72.00±2.4	351.40±6.2	4.3±4.62
Pet. ether extract (250 mg/kg)	0.79±0.6	50.46±3.9	270.2±5.9	5±0.3*
Pet. ether extract (500 mg/kg)	0.84±0.1	46±1.0*	240.6±6.4	5.3±2.3
Ethanolic extract (250 mg/kg)	0.59±0.5	42.2±1.4	151.2±4.9	4.8 ±1.3
Ethanolic extract (500 mg/kg)	0.64±0.1	32.7±1.7*	147.9 ±9.7	5.9±1.9*
Glibenclamide (10 mg/kg)	0.42±0.1*	30.00±3.2*	110.27±3.9*	8.4±1.4*

Each value is the mean±SEM of 6 mice in each group

^*p<0.01