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Table 5.

Effect of methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens leaves on hypotonicity-induced haemolysis of sickle RBC (HbSS).

Treatment	Conc. (μg/ml)	Mean absorbance ± SD		Percentage inhibition of haemolysis(%)
Treatment	Conc. (μg/ml)	Hypotonic solution	Isotonic solution	Percentage inhibition of haemolysis(%)
Control	-	0.530 ± 0.00 ^a	0.129 ± 0.00 ^b
Extract	100	0.519 ± 0.00 ^a	0.039 ± 0.00 ^a	2.24
	200	0.493 ± 0.01 ^a	0.041 ± 0.00 ^a	7.57
	400	0.420 ± 0.00 ^b	0.354 ± 0.02 ^c	62.50
	600	0.330 ± 0.01 ^c	0.301 ± 0.02 ^c	87.34
	800	0.301 ± 0.01 ^c	0.274 ± 0.02 ^c	89.45
Indomethacin	200	0.269 ± 0.00 ^c	0.161 ± 0.00 ^b	85.02

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Mean values having different letters as superscripts down the column are considered significantly different (p < 0.05).