Table 2.

EPS induced changes in hematological parameters in DMH-treated rats

S. no	Parameter	Normal control (Group I)	Only DMH (Group II)	Standard 5-FU (Group III)	EPS 200 mg/kg b.w (Group IV)	EPS 400 mg/kg b.w (Group V)
1	RBC (1012 cells/l)	4.05 ± 0.58	2.10 ± 0.10**	3.87 ± 0.27	3.19 ± 0.25*	3.46 ± 0.45
2	WBC (cells/10 mm)	10.60 ± 0.47	6.33 ± 0.27**	10.30 ± 0.38	8.66 ± 0.25	9.70 ± 0.86
3	Hb (g/100 ml)	14.57 ± 0.81	8.20 ± 0.86**	12.90 ± 0.53	10.80 ± 0.62*	12.43 ± 0.53
4	Lymphocytes (No/100 WBC)	85.00 ± 2.36	43.33 ± 1.36**	77.67 ± 2.25	60.67 ± 1.86*	67.00 ± 0.89*

Hematological parameters where values which were affected by the treatment of DMH (Group II) is brought back to near normal levels by the action of EPS (Group IV and V)

*p < 0.05

**p < 0.01)