Toxicity Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale, the Potential Aphrodisiac Herb
Table 4
Values of hematological parameters of male rats after the single administration of the leaf extract of A. occidentale (AO) at 14-day observation period (N=10).
Hematological parameters
Reference values
Vehicle
AO 2 g/kg BW
WBC
(×103 cells/mm3)
0.96-7.88
2.25±0.29
3.48±4.09
RBC
(×106 cells/mm3)
7.16-9.24
8.14±0.31
8.06±0.55
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
13.7-17.2
12.69±0.47
12.90±0.07
Hematocrit (%)
38.5-49.2
39.19±1.52
42.66±0.78
MCV (fL)
50.3-57
48.21±0.72
53.45±0.67
MCH (pg/red cell)
17.6-20.3
15.62±0.22
15.99±0.90
MCHC (g/dl RBC)
33.2 - 37.8
32.45±0.39
29.96±0.15
Platelet
(×103 cells/mm3)
599 - 1144
666.85±145.81
1229.47±114.54
Neutrophil (%)
8.8-43.8
14.31±1.60
16.10±2.63
Lymphocyte (%)
48.9-88.1
78.53±1.23
77.53±2.20
Monocyte (%)
1-3.6
3.983±1.21
3.14±0.72
Eosinophil (%)
0.3-4.7
0.23±0.06
1.17±0.10
Basophil (%)
0-0.7
2.99±1.24
2.06±0.78
White blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).
