Table 6.
Effects of extracts separately and in combination on haematological parameters.
| Parameters | Groups | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive control | Negative control | Rosa damascena | Nymphaea alba | Rosa + Nymphaea | ||
| RBCs (×10/µl) | 7.76 ± 0.30 | 7.77 ± 0.34 | 8.07 ± 0.26 | 6.65 ± 1.13 | 8.28 ± 0.28 | 0.338 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.02 ± 0.55 | 11.6 ± 0.72 | 12.4 ± 0.77 | 10.35 ± 1.69 | 13.2 ± 0.31 | 0.420 |
| PCV (%) | 39.65 ± 1.68 | 40.16 ± 3.53 | 42.3 ± 4.01 | 33.27 ± 5.17 | 43.8 ± 1.81 | 0.259 |
| MCV (fL) | 53.0 ± 1.15 | 51.7 ± 2.62 | 57.8 ± 0.66 | 50.42 ± 1.31 | 54.6 ± 2.22 | 0.090 |
| MCH (%) | 16.85 ± 0.85 | 15.08 ± 0.38 | 15.4 ± 0.44 | 15.72 ± 0.56 | 17.1 ± 1.15 | 0.149 |
| MCHC (%) | 30.04 ± 0.67 | 29.28 ± 0.79 | 29.4 ± 0.97 | 30.97 ± 0.44 | 28.9 ± 1.16 | 0.503 |
| Platelets (×10/µl) | 238 ± 22.53b | 247 ± 81.47b | 435 ± 19.15b | 473 ± 136.64ab | 597 ± 30.96a | 0.013 |
| WBCs (×10/µl) | 6.02 ± 0.43 | 6.32 ± 1.37 | 3.96 ± 0.09 | 5.45 ± 1.25 | 3.8 ± 0.65 | 0.142 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 27.50 ± 2.5a | 12.60 ± 1.07b | 14.6 ± 0.70b | 13.25 ± 2.68b | 15.4 ± 3.53b | 0.001 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 62.5 ± 4.78b | 78.6 ± 5.03a | 83 ± 1.22a | 75 ± 4.56ab | 79 ± 5.15a | 0.039 |
| Monocytes (%) | 5.25 ± 4.09 | 5 ± 2.7 | 3.6 ± 1.31 | 4.0 ± 2.4 | 4.3 ± 2.02 | 0.230 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 0.70 | 3.75 ± 0.47 | 5.5 ± 0.55 | 0.195 |
Data are presented as mean ± SEM; different alphabets (in a row) indicate significant variation among groups at p ≤ 0.05. The variables having no superscript letters indicate no significant difference among groups.