Table 5.

Blood chemistry values of rats in subacute toxicity study in control and groups treated with different doses of L. elliptica essential oil

Parameter	Control	Treatment of L. elliptica essential oil
		125 mg/kg	250 mg/kg	500 mg/kg
Urea (mmol/L)	7.09±1.17	6.48±0.62	7.01±1.68	7.68±2.01
Creatinin (mmol/L)	0.07±0.01	0.07±0.00	0.07±0.01	0.07±0.01
Sodium (mmol/L)	142.79±1.74	141.66±2.54	139.84±2.34*	139.07±1.49*
Potassium (mmol/L)	5.74±0.66	5.53±0.33	5.51±0.70	5.38±0.65
Calcium (mmol/L)	3.03±0.12	2.91±0.09	2.94±0.17	2.87±0.09
Cloride (mmol/L)	100.76±1.68	99.58±1.84	99.92±1.69	99.69±4.76
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.72±0.20	1.97±0.21	1.94±0.29	1.98±0.29
ALT (U/L)	38.98±10.98	38.34±8.38	37.33±7.86	39.79±11.77
AST (U/L)	102.08±18.83	114.29±20.63	114.63±24.03	115.41±29.57
Albumin (g/L)	44.49±3.97	40.87±2.75	40.18±3.39	39.66±4.21*
Total protein (g/L)	75.16±6.91	72.33±3.07	72.85±6.06	74.44±5.98
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.90±0.25	6.82±0.26	7.55±0.22	7.84±0.41

Data are expressed as mean±SEM, n=10 for each group

^*Significant difference compared with the control group (P<0.05)