Table 4.

Effect of cadmium and P. oleracea ethanolic extract on kidney function.

	Creatinine (mg/dl)	Urea (mg/dl)
Control	0.60 ± 0.01	5.7 ± 0.07
PEE (2 g/kg bw)	0.61 ± 0.01	5.9 ± 0.3
Cadmium (3.5 mg/kg bw)	0.84 ± 0.02*	7.8 ± 0.4*
PEE(2 g/kg bw) + Cadmium (3.5 mg/kg bw)	0.64 ± 0.10	6.1 ± 0.9*

Each measurement was done at least in triplicate samples and Data is presented as mean ± SD (n = 8).

PEE = purslane ethanolic extract.

^*Significantly different from the normal control group at p < 0.05.