Research Article
Histological and Biochemical Evaluation of the Kidney following Chronic Consumption of Hibiscus sabdariffa
Table 1
Kidney function indices of oral administration of aqueous extracts of H. sabdariffa in male albino rats.
| Group | Parameters (mean ± standard deviation) | Urea (mg/dL) | Creatinine (mg/dL) | Na+ (mmol/L) | K+ (mmol/L) | Cl− (mmol/L) | (mmol/L) |
| Group A (control) | 2.8 ± 0.10 | 40.0 ± 1.00 | 145 ± 1.00 | 6.8 ± 0.00 | 102 ± 1.00 | 20.0 ± 1.00 | Group B (test I) | 3.0 ± 0.10 | 50.0 ± 0.50 | 150 ± 1.00 | 6.5 ± 0.10 | 109 ± 1.00 | 21.0 ± 1.00 | Group C (test II) | 3.1 ± 0.10 | 55.0 ± 1.00 | 145 ± 2.00 | 6.6 ± 0.10 | 110 ± 1.00 | 23.0 ± 1.00 | Group D (test III) | 3.7 ± 0.10 | 53.0 ± 1.00 | 150 ± 1.00 | 6.7 ± 0.10 | 108 ± 1.00 | 26 ± 1.00 |
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