Research Article

Subchronic Study of a White Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Extract with α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity

Table 3

Hematology examination of rats treated with white kidney beans on Day 90.

Dose (g/kg)HGB (g/L)RBC (1012/L)PLT (109/L)WBC (109/L)LYM (%)NEUT (%)MONO (%)EO (%)BASO (%)

Male
 4156.0 ± 5.88.91 ± 0.53891.2 ± 74.07.37 ± 1.2980.3 ± 3.511.1 ± 3.57.34 ± 2.351.21 ± 1.130.07 ± 0.11
 2156.2 ± 7.59.03 ± 0.53869.4 ± 118.87.83 ± 1.5378.4 ± 1.613.3 ± 1.87.28 ± 1.240.93 ± 0.880.08 ± 0.11
 1154.6 ± 6.08.04 ± 0.51880.2 ± 70.36.94 ± 0.8578.7 ± 2.613.0 ± 2.27.02 ± 1.501.24 ± 0.510.10 ± 0.12
 Control155.2 ± 4.78.56 ± 0.72868.0 ± 101.06.80 ± 1.1479.2 ± 2.311.8 ± 2.27.61 ± 1.691.27 ± 1.160.09 ± 0.10

Female
 4157.0 ± 7.78.68 ± 0.46884.4 ± 133.66.72 ± 1.2079.2 ± 2.113.0 ± 2.06.70 ± 1.501.06 ± 0.640.10 ± 0.09
 2154.0 ± 5.28.36 ± 0.85863.4 ± 79.97.47 ± 0.8779.5 ± 2.113.2 ± 1.86.26 ± 1.831.01 ± 0.710.08 ± 0.09
 1152.2 ± 7.08.07 ± 0.57866.4 ± 102.46.68 ± 1.6078.4 ± 2.113.5 ± 2.17.02 ± 1.861.10 ± 0.680.07 ± 0.11
 Control158.0 ± 4.38.52 ± 0.39886.0 ± 117.57.03 ± 1.3978.4 ± 4.113.4 ± 4.06.92 ± 1.851.13 ± 0.490.09 ± 0.07

Note: values represent mean ± standard deviation. HGB, hemoglobin concentration; RBC, red blood cell count; PLT, platelet count; WBC, white blood cell count; LYM, percent of lymphocytes; NEUT, percent of neutrophils; MONO, percent of monocytes; EO, percent of eosinophils; BASO, percent of basophils. Values of the treatment groups did not differ statistically from the control according to one-way ANOVA at .