Research Article

The Antioxidant Effect of Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa) Ethanolic Extract against Mercury Chloride (HgCl2) Toxicity in Rat Liver and Kidney: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

Table 1

Total phenols, total flavonoids, and IC50 of the ethanolic extract of alfalfa.

SampleTotal phenolic content (mg GAE/g extract)Total flavonoid content (mg QE/g extract)IC50 (μg/ml)

Ethanolic extract40.45 ± 5.19 mg/gr14.36 ± 1.10245.18 ± 48.41