Research Article

Evaluation of Toxicity and Antimicrobial Activity of an Ethanolic Extract from Leaves of Morus alba L. (Moraceae)

Table 3

Biochemical parameters of blood of animals from control and treatments with the ethanolic extract from Morus alba leaves for 14 days.

ParametersControlExtract
300 mg/kg b.w.2000 mg/kg b.w.

Albumin (g/dL)2.14 ± 0.171.92 ± 0.132.25 ± 0.25
ALT (U/L)78.50 ± 2.1280.3 ± 8.0266.33 ± 4.73
AST (U/L)147.50 ± 4.95149.67 ± 6.81149.33 ± 5.03
Total protein (g/dL)6.16 ± 0.236.09 ± 0.356.13 ± 0.17
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)14.00 ± 1.012.33 ± 2.5237.00 ± 2.65
GGT (U/L)11.00 ± 1.4112.67 ± 1.1514.00 ± 1.50
Urea (mg/dL)54.33 ± 4.9350.33 ± 1.5353.33 ± 2.08
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.28 ± 0.020.28 ± 0.020.30 ± 0.04

Significantly different () from control treatment. ΔSignificantly different () from the other dose of M. alba leaf extract.