Antioxidant Activity and Hepatoprotective Potential of Polyalthia longifolia and Cassia spectabilis Leaves against Paracetamol-Induced Liver Injury

Table 1

Effect of P. longifolia leaf extract on liver marker enzymes and serum bilirubin content.

Parameters	Control group	Paracetamol treated group	P. longifolia extract treated group
AST (IU/L)	36.72±6.12	111.72±11.28 **	46.51±7.11 *
ALT (IU/L)	33.42±5.21	93.24±11.26 **	38.19±6.87 *
Bilirubin (mg/L)	1.7±0.4	7.9±4.1 **	3.1±1.4 *

Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M; *Statistically significant compared to paracetamol treated animals (P < 0.05); **Statistically significant to control animals (P < 0.05).