Table 3.

Hematological values of rats in the subchronic toxicity of Chantaleela recipe

	Control		Chantaleela recipe
		600 mg/kg	1,200 mg/kg	2,400 mg/kg a	2,400 mg/kg b
Female
RBC (x106/µl)	7.47 ± 0.12	7.29 ± 0.11	7.02 ± 0.11*	7.06 ± 0.15*	7.16 ± 0.12
Hb (g/dl)	15.22 ± 0.33	14.80 ± 0.20	14.51 ± 0.18	14.64 ± 0.25	15.11 ± 0.27
Hct (%)	43.30 ± 0.77	42.30 ± 0.56	40.90 ± 0.62*	41.70 ± 0.97	42.20 ± 0.76
MCV (fl)	57.83 ± 0.40	58.03 ± 0.27	58.10 ± 0.39	58.76 ± 0.32	59.06 ± 0.28*
MCH (pg)	20.37 ± 0.19	20.30 ± 0.14	20.67 ± 0.18	20.70 ± 0.23	21.12 ± 0.15*
MCHC (g/dl)	35.20 ± 0.23	35.00 ± 0.13	35.58 ± 0.20	35.30 ± 0.32	35.74 ± 0.23
Plt (x105/µl)	7.14 ± 0.53	7.95 ± 0.38	7.39 ± 0.69	8.22 ± 0.46	7.48 ± 0.34
Male
RBC (x106/µl)	7.59 ± 0.31	7.63 ± 0.27	7.77 ± 0.13	7.81 ± 0.12	7.68 ± 0.33
Hb (g/dl)	15.31 ± 0.39	15.09 ± 0.40	15.66 ± 0.32	15.74 ± 0.27	16.73 ± 0.65*
Hct (%)	42.80 ± 1.82	43.70 ± 0.94	44.70 ± 0.84	45.00 ± 0.87	44.40 ± 2.11
MCV (fl)	56.32 ± 0.25	57.65 ± 1.47	57.31 ± 0.25	57.46 ± 0.43	57.66 ± 0.64
MCH (pg)	20.34 ± 0.52	19.87 ± 0.32	20.16 ± 0.27	20.16 ± 0.15	22.42 ± 1.79
MCHC (g/dl)	36.14 ± 0.95	34.52 ± 0.35	35.18 ± 0.51	35.10 ± 0.26	39.36 ± 03.47
Plt (x105/µl)	8.08 ± 0.38	7.97 ± 0.45	7.40 ± 0.58	8.52 ± 0.54	8.02 ± 0.15

All values are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 10)

^aA group was treated with Chantaleela recipe at 2,400 mg/kg/day for 90 days.

^bA satellite group was treated with Chantaleela recipe at 2,400 mg/kg/day for 90 days followed by no treatment for 28 days.

^*Significantly different from control, p<0.05.