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

Table 5

Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on levels of tissue marker enzymes in arthritic rats serum.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	AST (U/L)	ALT (U/L)	ALP (U/L)
Control	—	152.64 ± 11.48	141.85 ± 9.40	118.47 ± 6.05
FCA control	—	220.01 ± 11.32^#	217.90 ± 13.86^#	205.25 ± 6.75^#
Indo	1	159.22 ± 7.06	149.48 ± 6.95	136.98 ± 8.05
SR fraction	50	173.43 ± 15.72	178.16 ± 6.26	163.34 ± 10.19
	100	164.74 ± 6.68	163.16 ± 10.08	155.31 ± 9.89

Values are presented as mean ± SEM, .
, , and compared with the FCA control group.
^# compared with vehicle control.