Table 3: Biochemical parameters of rats after 28 days of treatment with methanol extract of L.Hastata’s roots.

 

Control

50 mg/kg

100 mg/kg

500 mg/kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

Blood sugar (g/L)

3.73 ± 0.10

3.75 ± 0.47

3.03 ± 0.43

2.55 ± 0.24**

Creatininemia (mg/L)

9.93 ± 1.53

9.10 ± 0.57

10.50 ± 10.90

11.50 ± 2.40**

ALAT (UI/L)

51.33 ± 6.51

36.50 ± 10.61

28.67 ± 10.79

69.64 ± 5.61*

ASAT (UI/L)

125.67 ± 41.74

125.50 ± 6.36

105.33 ± 33.26

271.60 ± 10.23**

 

Female

Blood sugar (g/L)

3.75 ± 0.58

3.41 ± 0.01

3.36 ± 0.44

2.95 ± 0.91**

Creatininemia (mg/L)

11.35 ± 1.91

8.33 ± 1.60

10.10 ± 0.17

13.90 ± 2.32**

ALAT (UI/L)

54.00 ± 0.58

51.50 ± 1.25

40.00 ± 8.49

96.43 ± 2.23**

ASAT (UI/L)

141.33 ± 10.03

147.50 ± 12.20

146.50 ± 62.93

161.94 ± 8.11*

Values are presented as means ± standard deviation of mean (n = 3).*p < 0.05 compared with the control.