Table 2.
Effect of Bunium persicum Bioss essential oil on biochemical parameters after 14 days' treatment.
| The black Caraway essential oil (mg/kg body weight) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 0 | 250 | 500 | 1000 |
| Total Protein (g/dL) | 7.1 ± 0.1 a | 6.9 ± 0.2 a | 6.9 ± 0.3 a | 6.6 ± 0.4 a |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.9 ± 0.1 a | 0.9 ± 0.1 a | 1.0 ± 0.2 a | 1.4 ± 0.2 a |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 2.0 ± 0.2 a | 2.9 ± 0.4 a | 3.6 ± 0.6 a | 4.1 ± 1.2 a |
| ALT (IU/L) | 40.4 ± 1.0 a | 38.7 ± 1.7 a | 41.4 ± 5.0 a | 46.9 ± 6.4 a |
| ALP (IU/L) | 98.6 ± 24.2 a | 146.2 ± 18.2 a | 162.2 ± 28.7 a | 177.0 ± 48.1 a |
| AST (IU/L) | 77.9 ± 18.6a | 88.4 ± 15.1 a | 93.0 ± 32.5 a | 132.5 ± 51.1 a |
| CPK (IU/L) | 342. ± 28.0 a | 293.0 ± 22.6 a | 337.7 ± 29.3 a | 355.0 ± 65.0 a |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.8 ± 0.1 a | 3.8 ± 0.2 a | 3.9 ± 0.1 a | 3.5 ± 0.2 a |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 27.0 ± 3.3 ab | 31.3 ± 4.7 ab | 38.1 ± 4.2 ab | 47.0 ± 4.4 ab |
ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase, CPK: Creatinine phosphokinase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen.
*Each value represents the mean ± SD.
aNot significant; when compared with control P < 0.05).
In the same row, mean values with different superscript letters differ significantly (P<0.05).