Research Article
Naja naja karachiensis Envenomation: Biochemical Parameters for Cardiac, Liver, and Renal Damage along with Their Neutralization by Medicinal Plants
Table 3
Hepatoprotective activity of various medicinal plant extracts on ALT and AST levels to neutralize snake bite envenomation in experimental rabbits.
| Sr. number | Group V (subgroup) | Name of evaluated sample | GPT/ALT | GOT/AST | U/L (mean ± SEM) | value/comment | U/L (mean ± SEM) | value/comment |
| 1 | (V/1) | Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. | 62 ± 7.02 | | 99 ± 18.55 | | 2 | (V/2) | Allium cepa L. | 68 ± 12.03 | | 166.5 ± 0.50 | | 3 | (V/3) | Allium sativum L. | 49 ± 5.01 | | 82.5 ± 18.55 | | 4 | (V/4) | Althaea officinalisL. | 70 ± 20.05 | | 74.5 ± 14.54 | | 5 | (V/5) | Bauhinia variegata L. | 78 ± 4.04 | | 149.5 ± 19.9 | | 6 | (V/6) | Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. Koch | 45 ± 0.00 | | 55 ± 1.00 | | 7 | (V/7a) | Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton (exudates) | 31.5 ± 0.5 | | 141 ± 1.01 | | 8 | (V/7b) | Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton (flowers) | 62.5 ± 2.52 | | 194 ± 12.12 | | 9 | (V/8) | Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D. Don) G. Don | 63.3 ± 4.14 | | 72 ± 2.02 | | 10 | (V/9) | Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. | 30.5 ± 13.63 | | 49 ± 24.24 | | 11 | (V/10) | Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad | 47.5 ± 5.55 | | 74 ± 9.09 | | 12 | (V/11) | Cuminum cyminum L. | 67 ± 16.16 | | 157 ± 14.14 | | 13 | (V/12) | Enicostemma hyssopifolium (Willd.) I. Verd. | 85.25 ± 1.26 | | 168.5 ± 7.57 | | 14 | (V/13) | Fagonia cretica L. | 80 ± 7.82 | | 170 ± 13.13 | | 15 | (V/14) | Leucas capitata Desf. | 45.5 ± 7.52 | | 53.5 ± 0.50 | | 16 | (V/15) | Matthiola incana (L.) W. T. Aiton | 62 ± 8.08 | | 121 ± 5.05 | | 17 | (V/16) | Momordica charantia L. | 62.5 ± 7.52 | | 247 ± 46.13 | | 18 | (V/17) | Nerium indicum Mill | 88 ± 19.55 | | 235 ± 18.05 | | 19 | (V/18) | Ocimum sanctum L. | 61.5 ± 7.52 | | 158 ± 10.02 | | 20 | (V/19) | Pinus roxburghii Sarg | 53 ± 9.02 | | 57 ± 13.03 | | 21 | (V/20) | Pistacia integerrima J. L. Stewart | 41.5 ± 1.5 | | 54.5 ± 0.50 | | 22 | (V/21) | Psoralea corylifolia L. | 54 ± 1.00 | | 66.5 ± 11.53 | | 23 | (V/22) | Rhazya stricta Decne | 66 ± 24.24 | | 132.5 ± 12.62 | | 24 | (V/23) | Rubia cordifolia L. | 65.5 ± 17.67 | | 129 ± 66.41 | | 25 | (V/24) | Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn | 56 ± 6.01 | | 78.5 ± 13.54 | | 26 | (V/25) | Stenolobium stans (L.) Seem | 46.5 ± 6.56 | | 70.5 ± 3.53 | | 27 | (V/26) | Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight and Arn | 47.5 ± 1.51 | | 78 ± 6.06 | | 28 | (V/27) | Trichodesma indicum (L.) Sm | 52 ± 0.00 | | 125 ± 4.01 | | 29 | (V/28) | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | 66.5 ± 32.59 | | 117.5 ± 9.52 | | 30 | (V/29) | Reference standard antidote (standard antisera /immunoglobulin’s) | 52.5 ± 3.51 | Select to compare | 69.5 ± 18.55 | Select to compare |
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