Protective Effects of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and/or Red Palm Oil (Elaeis guineensis) Supplementation on tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced Oxidative Hepatotoxicity in Wistar Rats
Table 6
Effects of rooibos and RPO consumption on body weight gain, liver weight, and relative liver weight in all experimental rats.
Treatment
Body weight gain (g)
Liver weight (g)
Relative liver weight (%)
Negative control (water)
150.64 ± 3.56
10.78 ± 0.30
2.96 ± 0.10
Positive control (t-BHP)
127.90 ± 6.48
10.90 ± 0.47
3.12 ± 0.09
RTE
150.15 ± 8.67
11.93 ± 0.47
3.14 ± 0.10
RPO
133.54 ± 5.26
10.45 ± 0.37
2.82 ± 0.07
RTE + RPO
138.25 ± 7.15
11.27 ± 0.40
2.83 ± 0.07
RTE + t-BHP
152.33 ± 5.54
12.47 ± 0.51
3.23 ± 0.11
RPO + t-BHP
134.80 ± 7.37
10.19 ± 0.32
2.65 ± 0.05#
RTE + RPO + t-BHP
138.88 ± 3.08
11.51 ± 0.34
2.81 ± 0.07
Values are mean ± SEM (). #Significantly different versus positive control (). RTE: aqueous rooibos extract, RPO: red palm oil, t-BHP: tert-butyl hydroperoxide.
