Skip to main content

Table 4 Effects of essential oil of C. lusitanica on some biochemical parameters in rats

From: Chemical composition, antimicrobial properties and toxicity evaluation of the essential oil of Cupressus lusitanica Mill. leaves from Cameroon

  

Biochemical parameters

Treatment

Dose (g/kg)

Red blood cells (×103/mm3)

White blood cells (/mm3)

Hematocrit (%)

ALTa(U/l)

AST (U/l)

ALP (U/l)

Creatinine (mg/l)

Control

0

8052 ± 451

6456 ±1690

45.78 ±1.61

10.11 ± 2.32

6.63 ± 0.34

14.12 ± 2.17

24.75 ± 1.68

Essential oil of C. lusitanica

0.8

7066 ± 326

6700 ± 689

43.33 ± 1.83

13.46 ± 3.45

9.59 ± 3.10

14.19 ± 0.99

17.50 ± 2.31*

1.2

6908 ± 265*

5657 ± 427

42.14 ±1.39*

15.70 ± 3.17*

16.65 ± 2.27*

12.06 ± 4.52

14.40 ± 3.20*

1.6

6482 ± 279*

5640 ± 203

38.73 ±1.17*

17.44 ± 3.61*

30.00 ± 3.59*

10.86 ± 0.00*

11.40 ± 3.20*

2

6018 ± 567*

3133 ± 689*

35.96 ± 1.05*

19.79 ± 3.14*

32.65 ± 3.61*

11.76 ± 0.99*

11.00 ± 3.17*

  1. Values are means ± SE of six animals. For the same column, values affected by * are significantly different form the control (test of Student-Newmann-Keuls at p > 0.05); aalanine aminotransferase (ALT), asparatate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP).