Cardiovascular Protective Effects of Adjunctive Alternative Medicine (Salvia miltiorrhiza and Pueraria lobata) in High-Risk Hypertension

Table 5

Changes in hematological and biochemical parameters.

Item	Placebo		D&G (1 gm)		D&G (2 gm)
	Baseline	12 months	Baseline	12 months	Baseline	12 months
WBC (10^9/L)	7.34±2.00	7.60±1.70	7.0±2.20	5.90±7.0^∗	7.10±1.80	6.70±1.90
Haemoglobin (%)	14.30±1.20	14.0±1.40	14.50±1.60	14.40±1.40	14.30±1.30	14.20±1.60
Platelet (10^9/L)	252±54	272±49	277±62	271±62	257±65	251±63
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.80±2.40	6.90±2.90	7.20±3.10	7.20±3.30	6.60±1.30	6.50±1.30
ALP (u/L)	74.80±21.3	67.90±13.80	74.60±24.0	67.90±18.50	75.0±15.0	73.80±17.80
ALT (u/L)	28.30±15.20	31.30±18.20	27.80±14.40	24.50±18.50	30.50±15.80	29.90±15.60

∗Compared with placebo 𝑃=0.017.
ALP: alkaline phosphatase.
ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
WBC: white blood cells.