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Table 2 Blood counts in healthy donors and sickle cell patients treated with some plant extracts

From: Solenostemon monostachyus, Ipomoea involucrata and Carica papaya seed oil versus Glutathione, or Vernonia amygdalina: Methanolic extracts of novel plants for the management of sickle cell anemia disease

Sample

Blood count

Sickle cell level (%)

No. of Sickle cell RBC

No. of RBC per 10 field

Control (healthy donor)

0.00 ± 0.00

958.00 ± 10.95

0.00

Control (untreated HbSS)

246.20 ± 30.77

670.00 ± 23.91

26.85 ± 3.12

Vernonia amygdalina

20.00 ± 10.27

654.40 ± 98.62

2.42 ± 1.11

Ipomoea involucrate

33.60 ± 9.89

864.60 ± 46.17

4.04 ± 0.71

Solenostemon monostachyus

18.40 ± 4.16

851.00 ± 111.66

1.90 ± 0.43

Carica papaya seed-oil

12.40 ± 6.11

961.40 ± 157.70

1.03 ± 0.16

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SD (n = 5). RBC = red blood cell. HbSS = human sickle cell blood.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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