Table 3.

Effect of anise seed essential oil and extracts on lipid peroxidation (TBARs) and hepatic glutathione (GSH) content in rat

Treatment	TBARs (nM/mg liver tissue)	GSH (µM/mg liver tissue)
Control	0.09±0.010	0.28±0.10
+ CCl4	0.15±0.010 a	0.18±0.01
+ E (20 mg/kg)	0.17±0.10	0.4±0.10
+ HA (100 mg/kg)	0.23±0.020	0.37±0.15
+ NE (100 mg/kg)	0.10±0.024 b	0.33±0.12

Data are shown as Mean±SD for six independent experiments

^a Indicates significantly higher than control group (P<0.05)

^b Indicates significantly lower than CCl₄-treated group (P<0.05)

E: Essential oil, HA: Hydroalcoholic extract, NE: n-hexane extract