Table 3.
Effect of Chun Mee tea extract on routine blood indexes in rats.
| Parameters | Control | 9371 (little foam tea) | 41022 (foam tea) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (109/L) | 8.36 ± 2.54 | 6.98 ± 1.98 | 7.88 ± 1.21 |
| Lymphocytes (109/L) | 4.24 ± 1.18 | 3.90 ± 1.45 | 3.83 ± 0.89 |
| Monocytes (109/L) | 0.41 ± 0.16 | 0.34 ± 0.19 | 0.34 ± 0.11 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 52.38 ± 9.96 | 55.73 ± 8.10 | 48.29 ± 8.46 |
| Monocytes (%) | 4.99 ± 0.86 | 4.71 ± 1.73 | 4.90 ± 0.65 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 12.60 ± 1.42 | 12.44 ± 1.76 | 14.09 ± 1.51 |
| MCV (fL) | 54.93 ± 2.94 | 57.48 ± 2.14 | 53.90 ± 1.86 |
| Hematocrit (L/L) | 69.19 ± 9.02 | 71.48 ± 10.72 | 75.90 ± 7.83 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 139.88 ± 9.06 | 160.50 ± 15.63* | 162.75 ± 13.20* |
| Platelets (109/L) | 279.00 ± 175.49 | 143.25 ± 59.72 | 251.63 ± 135.90 |
| Mean platelets volume (fL) | 8.21 ± 0.99 | 8.39 ± 0.94 | 9.36 ± 1.56 |
Data are presented as mean ± SEM; n = 8.
*
p < 0.01, compared with the control group.
MCV = mean corpuscular volume; RBC = red blood cell count; SEM = standard error of the mean; WBC = white blood cell count.