Research Article

In Vitro and In Vivo Biochemical Evaluations of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Garcinia kola

Table 9

Biochemical indices of rat dosed with methanolic leaf extract of Garcinia kola at 100 and 200 mg/kg for 14 days.

GroupsUREA (mg/dL)AST (IUL)ALT (IUL)-GT (IUL)Creatinine (mg/dL)GLU (mg/dL)MAG (mg/dL)

I44.09 ± 6.5727.80 ± 2.7822.40 ± 2.194.00 ± 1.213.09 ± 0.8540.78 ± 5.602.11 ± 0.35
II45.13 ± 3.2828.00 ± 3.0823.20 ± 9.014.17 ± 1.022.46 ± 1.1636.09 ± 2.901.73 ± 0.12
III42.49 ± 3.7627.20 ± 4.0921.20 ± 5.225.06 ± 1.311.60 ± 0.7730.85 ± 8.601.60 ± 0.02

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation) of six animals in each group. AST (aspartate transaminase), ALT (alanine transaminase), -GT (gamma glutamyl transpeptidase), GLU (glucose), and MAG (magnesium). (Group I), 100 mg/kg (Group II), or 200 mg/kg (Group III) MLE of G. kola.