Toxicity Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale, the Potential Aphrodisiac Herb
Table 6
Values of clinical chemistry parameters of male rats after the single administration of the hydroalcoholic extract of A. occidentale (AO) leaf at 14-day observation period. Values were as meanSEM (N=10).
Blood chemistry
Reference values
Vehicle
AO 2 g/kg BW
BUN(mg/dL)
10.7-20
23.36±1.09
23.87±1.10
Creatinine(mg/dL)
0.3-0.5
0.56±0.04
0.45±0.02
Cholesterol(mg/dL)
37-95
60.36±2.04
60.27±2.56
Triglyceride(mg/dL)
27-160
38.29±2.92
42.13±4.73
ALT(U/L)
19-48
45.50±3.47
31.27±3.27
AST(U/L)
63-175
98.00±6.40
102.60±4.27
ALP(U/L)
36-131
78.14±6.50
48.33±7.28
Total
Bilirubin(mg/dL)
0.04-0.2
0.18±0.01
0.18±0.03
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)