Research Article

Efficacy of Boesenbergia rotunda Treatment against Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Cirrhosis in a Rat Model

Table 1

Renal function measured from the acute toxicity test of the BR extract on rats.

DoseSodium (mmol/L)Potassium (mmol/L)Chloride (mmol/L)Urea (mmol/L)Creatinine ( 𝜇 mol/L)

Vehicle (5 mL/kg) 1 3 8 . 2 5 ± 0 . 4 5 5.03 ± 0.19 104.03 ± 0.15 5.63 ± 0.41 50.18 ± 1.34
LD (2 g/kg)137.65 ± 0.435.21 ± 0.16102.61 ± 1.224.96 ± 0.4348.97 ± 0.81
HD (5 g/kg)137.21 ± 0.514.89 ± 0.15102.67 ± 0.765.93 ± 0.3948.60 ± 1.80

The values were expressed as mean ± S.E.M. There were no significant differences between the three groups. Significant value was at 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 .