Table 7.

Effects of subchronic administration of bon-santé cleanser® on serum electrolytes in male rats

TREATMENTS	Control	BSC	BSC	BSC
	(DW)	(250 mg/kg)	(500 mg/kg)	(1000 mg/kg)
Na+	16 .8 ± 1.3	23.9 ± 5.0	25.5 ± 5.6	23.9 ± 3.8
K+	135.1 ± 0.9	143.2 ± 18.4	128.9 ± 8.0	126.5 ± 3.8
Cl−	98.8 ± 0.8	94.2 ± 0.9	96.2 ± 1.6	96.9 ± 1.2
tCa2+	2.41 ± 0.0	2.21 ± 0.1	2.34 ± 0.1	2.32 ± 0.1
iCa2+	1.24 ± 0.02	1.08 ± 0.02*	1.17 ± 0.04	1.19 ± 0.04

Note: Result expressed as mean ± SEM. b: mmol/L

BSC Bon-santé cleanser®, DW Distilled water (10 ml/kg), Na ⁺ Sodium ion, K ⁺ Potassium ion, Cl ⁻ Chloride ion, tCa ⁺ total Calcium ion, iCa ²⁺ intracellular Calcium ion

^* p <0.05 when compared with control group