Original Article

Cassia auriculata: Aspects of Safety Pharmacology and Drug Interaction

Table 2

Ventricular pressures of CA-dosed animals.

Control (0.5% NaCMC)C. auriculata (mg kg-1)
Ventricular pressures (mmHg)HASFE
50010002505001000

Male
 Systolic blood pressure124.2 6.2119.4 9.6117.2 4.7121.3 8.1113.1 11.2121.9 3.2
 Diastolic blood pressure83.2 4.381.0 3.479.5 4.082.1 4.879.2 7.0181.9 6.4
Female
 Systolic blood pressure119.3 8.21116.2 3.9118.7 3.8120.1 11.5116.9 9.21118.3 9.8
 Diastolic blood pressure78.3 6.277.3 4.181.8 2.979.9 3.981.2 4.0177.4 8.3

Data are expressed as mean SD, n = 6. No significant difference ventricular pressures seen at increasing doses of both CA-HA and CA-SFE.