Clearance of Free Silica in Rat Lungs by Spraying with Chinese Herbal Kombucha

Table 4

The effects of the various treatments on the cell counts in lung lavage fluid from rats exposed to silica.

Treatment	Total cells (×10^9/mL)	Cell type (%)
		N	L	M
Positive control	1.12±0.75	0.685±0.004^∗	0.247±0.067^∗	0.068±0.0057^∗
Negative control	0.31±0.19	0.272±0.226	0.040±0.051	0.692±0.266
Chinese herbal kombucha	2.46±1.78	0.633±0.320^∗	0.324±0.290^∗	0.042±0.034^∗
Kombucha	1.19±1.04	0.718±0.138^∗	0.256±0.128^∗	0.027±0.015^∗
Tetrandrine	7.20±13.62	0.600±0.192^∗	0.228±0.244^∗	0.176±0.210^∗

∗Value differs significantly from that for the negative control group (𝑃<0.05).