Table 5.

Effect of extract (given at limit dose) and vehicle treated groups on liver function test in mice.

Parameters	Unit	Vehicle Control group	Acute Toxicity Group
		(CMC 1%gel)	(SMRE 2000 mg/kg)
S.G.P.T (A.L.T)	U/L	211 ± 3.180	269 ± 5.774*
S.G.O.T (A.S.T)	U/L	338 ± 4.041	371 ± 3.464*
Alkaline phosphatase	U/L	164 ± 2.887	122 ± 1.732*
Bilirubin total	mg/dl	0.90 ± 0.012	1.03 ± 0.035
Total protein	G/dl	6.8 ± 0.087	7.4 ± 0.052*
Albumin	G/dl	4.5 ± 0.098	4.5 ± 0.231
Globulins	G/dl	2.3 ± 0.173	2.9 ± 0.012*
A/G Ratio		2.03 ± 0.035	1.6 ± 0.115

SMRE = S. munja roots extract; CMC 1%gel = 1% Carboxymethyl cellulose gel; Values are presented as mean ± SEM, N = 5.

^*p < 0.05 when compared with the vehicle control group.