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. 2018 Sep 28;9(4):278–284. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.08.002

Table 6.

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

Treatment Conc. (μg/ml) Mean absorbance ± SD
Percentage inhibition of haemolysis(%)
Hypotonic solution Isotonic solution
Control - 0.882 ± 0.00 a 0.167 ± 0.00 a
Extract 100 0.861 ± 0.02 a 0.162 ± 0.01 a 2.91
200 0.820 ± 0.01 a 0.166 ± 0.00 a 8.66
400 0.728 ± 0.01 a 0.223 ± 0.01 b 23.37
600 0.627 ± 0.01 b 0.395 ± 0.01 c 52.36
800 0.541 ± 0.02 b 0.390 ± 0.01 c 69.31
Indomethacin 200 0.269 ± 0.00 c 0.161 ± 0.00 a 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).