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Table 2.

Effect of crude extract of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. on serum MDA, creatinine and BUN levels in gentamicin-sulfate treated rats

Groups	Serum malondialdehyde (nmol/dl)	Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

Control	0.063 ± 0.02	0.67 ± 0.04	17.55 ± 1.52
Houttuynia cordata Thunb (1000 mg/kg/day)^b	0.060 ± 0.04^#	0.77 ± 0.06^#	19.21 ± 1.48^#
Gentamicin sulfate (100 mg/kg/day)^a	0.104 ± 0.03^*	1.99 ± 0.35^*	46.74 ± 2.81^*
Gentamicin sulfate (100 mg/kg/day)^a + HC (500 mg/kg/day)^b	0.065 ± 0.06^#	0.85 ± 0.18^#	31.57 ± 2.74^*#
Gentamicin sulfate (100 mg/kg/day)^a + HC (1000 mg/kg/day)	0.051 ± 0.035^*#	0.80 ± 0.08^#	21.88 ± 1.70^#

^*p< .05 as compared with control group.

^#p< .05 as compared with gentamicin group.

^aIntraperitoneal injection.

^bOral administration.