Effects of Crinum jagus Water/Ethanol Extract on Shigella flexneri-Induced Diarrhea in Rats

Table 4

Blood cell count in rats infected with Shigella flexneri after treatment with C. jagus water/ethanol extract and ciprofloxacin.

Groups	NC	TD	Cipro	WECj25	WECj50	WECj100
WBCX10^3/mm^3
RBCX10^6/mm^3
Hb (g/dL)
Ht (%)
PcX10^6/mm^3
MGV (μm^3)
MGH (ρg)
MCHC (ρg/dL)

WECj25, WECj50, and WECj100: C. jagus water/ethanol extract of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg; Cipro: ciprofloxacin 2.5 mg/kg; NC: normal control; DC: diarrheic control; WBC: white blood cell; Hb: haemoglobin; Ht: hematocrit; RBC: red blood cell; Pc: platelets; MGV: mean globular volume; MGH: mean globular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (n=5). Significant difference: p<0.05 and p<0.01 compared to normal control (NC); p<0.01 and p<0.05 compared to diarrheic control (DC).