Toxicity Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale, the Potential Aphrodisiac Herb
Table 5
Values of hematological parameters of female rats after the single administration of the hydroalcoholic extract of A. occidentale (AO) leaf at 14-day observation period. Values were as meanSEM (N=10).
Hematological parameters
Reference values
Vehicle
AO 2 g/kg BW
WBC
(×103 cells/mm3)
0.96-7.88
3.78 ±0.27
3.07±0.27
RBC (×106 cells/mm3)
7.16-9.24
8.30±0.16
8.50±0.18
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
13.7-17.2
15.11±0.29
15.42±0.30
Hematocrit (%)
38.5-49.2
44.23±0.85
43.96±0.78
MCV (fL)
50.3-57
53.11±0.60
51.79±0.40
MCH (pg)
17.6-20.3
18.21±0.12
18.15±0.11
MCHC (g/dL)
33.2 - 37.8
34.17±0.23
35.06±0.17
Platelet
(×103 cells/mm3)
599 - 1144
688.33±48.75
787.07±46.85
Neutrophil (%)
8.8-43.8
15.16±1.99
21.93±1.19
Lymphocyte (%)
48.9-88.1
78.72±1.99
73.92±1.59
Monocyte (%)
1-3.6
3.35±0.82
1.89±0.53
Eosinophil (%)
0.3-4.7
1.42±0.34
1.573±0.64
Basophil (%)
0-0.7
1.35±0.73
0.54±0.37
White blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).
