Therapeutic Effect of Saponin Rich Fraction of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 3

Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on total and differential leucocyte count of arthritic rats.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Haematological parameters ± SEM
		Total count; (×10^3/cmm)	Neutrophils; (%)	Eosinophils; (%)	Lymphocytes; (%)	Monocytes; (%)	Platelets; (×10^5/L)
Control	—	9.03 ± 0.625	22.17 ± 2.136	2.33 ± 0.333	75.00 ± 1.983	0.50 ± 0.224	8.98 ± 0.499
FCA control	—	10.65 ± 0.650	26.83 ± 2.522	3.17 ± 0.601	69.67 ± 2.578	0.33 ± 0.211	7.92 ± 0.317
Indomethacin	1	7.92 ± 0.529	21.00 ± 1.155	2.67 ± 0.333	75.67 ± 1.116	0.67 ± 0.211	8.27 ± 0.438
SR fraction	50	9.38 ± 0.476	23.83 ± 1.641	3.00 ± 0.365	72.83 ± 1.621	0.33 ± 0.211	9.10 ± 0.593
	100	8.92 ± 0.456	21.83 ± 2.023	2.83 ± 0.601	74.83 ± 2.442	0.50 ± 0.342	8.98 ± 0.464

Values are presented as mean ± SEM, .
compared with the FCA control group.