TABLE 3.

Effect of the herbal preparations obtained from Thymus comosus on urinary excretion of sodium (U_Na) and potassium (U_K) 5 h and 24 h after the substance administration, and the ratio Na/K in saline loaded Crl:WI rats. Values of U_NaV and U_KV are expressed as Mean ± SD (n = 6); (*p < 0.05 vs. saline control).

Group (dose)	UNa at 5 h (mEq/kg)	UK at 5 h (mEq/kg)	UNa at 24 h (mEq/kg)	UK at 24 h (mEq/kg)	Na/K at 24 h
Control (saline)	1.20 ± 0.25	1.08 ± 0.11	1.50 ± 0.21	1.42 ± 0.13	1.05
Furosemide (10 mg/kg)	4.23 ± 0.65*	3.08 ± 0.24*	4.77 ± 0.68*	3.21 ± 0.39*	1.48
TCI (125 mg/kg)	1.33 ± 0.42	1.21 ± 0.17	1.67 ± 0.32	1.54 ± 0.23	1.08
TCI (250 mg/kg)	1.52 ± 0.43	1.39 ± 0.29	1.82 ± 0.31	1.63 ± 0.44	1.11
TCT (125 mg/kg)	2.08 ± 0.63*	1.75 ± 0.55*	2.97 ± 0.45*	2.04 ± 0.21*	1.45
TCT (250 mg/kg)	3.21 ± 0.46*	2.27 ± 0.39*	3.88 ± 0.55*	2.63 ± 0.39*	1.47
OpTC (125 mg/kg)	2.84 ± 0.51*	1.93 ± 0.12*	3.06 ± 0.53*	2.18 ± 0.42*	1.40
OpTC (250 mg/kg)	3.02 ± 0.68*	2.15 ± 0.13*	3.45 ± 0.51*	2.36 ± 0.29*	1.46