Toxicity Evaluation of Anacardium occidentale, the Potential Aphrodisiac Herb
Table 7
Values of clinical chemistry 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).
Blood chemistry
Reference values
Vehicle
AO 2 g/kg BW
BUN(mg/dL)
11.7-25
32.86±1.07
19.50±0.73
Creatinine(mg/ dL)
0.3-0.6
0.54±0.03
0.36±0.02
Cholesterol(mg/ dL)
23-97
60.50±1.63
65.93±3.15
Triglyceride(mg/ dL)
16-175
57.36±6.14
34.43±1.49
ALT(U/L)
14-64
30.00±1.43
34.21± 1.76
AST(U/L)
64-222
84.29±3.55
109.71±3.47
ALP(U/L)
18-62
51.71±8.19
62.07±3.14
Total
Bilirubin(mg/ dL)
0.07-0.21
0.25±0.03
0.20±0.03
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
