Table 5.
Some hematological parametres of rats after 6 months of treatment with the aqueous extract of C. molle
| Parameters | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 62.5 mg/kg | 125 mg/kg | 250 mg/kg | |
| RBC (106/ mm3) | 7.37 ± 0.4 | 8.24 ± 0.30 | 8.4 ± 0.05 | 9.42 ± 0.23** |
| Hb (g/ dL) | 12.77 ± 0.09 | 13.57 ± 0.53 | 13.53 ± 0.07 | 15.27 ± 0.31** |
| HCT (%) | 42.7 ± 1.23 | 43.16 ± 0.47 | 44.6 ± 0.81 | 50.00 ± 2.49* |
| WBC (103/mm3) | 4.47 ± 0.14 | 6.37 ± 0.29** | 6.57 ± 0.28** | 6.90 ± 0.25*** |
| PLT (103/mm3) | 276.00 ± 2,89 | 303.00 ± 4.17*** | 323.67 ± 4.17*** | 340.67 ± 3.84*** |
| MCV (pg) | 53.67 ± 0.89 | 52.14 ± 0.47 | 52.67 ± 1.46 | 57.67 ± 0.89 |
| MCH (g/dL) | 16.24 ± 0.14 | 16.34 ± 0.03 | 16.24 ± 0.30 | 16.43 ± 0.12 |
| MCCH (g/dL) | 29.50 ± 0.38 | 30.97 ± 0.38 | 31.00 ± 1.05 | 29.23 ± 0.96 |
| MPV (fL) | 11.03 ± 0.08 | 10.57 ± 0.21 | 8.77 ± 0.12 | 9.70 ± 0.17 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 45.77 ± 0.27 | 50.17 ± 2.10 | 48.3 ± 1.20 | 47.63 ± 1.16 |
| Monocytes (%) | 10.90 ± 0.05 | 11.97 ± 0.24 | 11.00 ± 0.30 | 11.16 ± 0.59 |
| Granulocytes (%) | 27.87 ± 0.29 | 29.14 ± 1.01 | 27.30 ± 0.35 | 28.37 ± 1.21 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 10. (One-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s post-hoc test). *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 significantly different when compared to the control group