Therapeutic Effect of Ficus lacor Aerial Roots of Various Fractions on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritic Rats

Table 4

Effect of isolated extracts from Ficus lacor on haematological parameters in adjuvant induced arthritic rats.

Groups	Isolated extracts	Dose (mg/gm)	Hb (gm%)	RBC count (million/cu·mm)	Total WBC count (cells/cu·mm)	ESR (mm/hr)
I	Arthritic control	1 mL	6.50±0.32	5.25±0.10	11.25±0.50	7.75±0.25
II	FLPE	50	7.35±0.15^∗∗	6.40±0.35^∗∗∗	9.16±0.40^∗	6.15±0.18
III	FLPE	100	9.85±0.20^∗∗∗	6.60±0.42^∗∗∗	7.35±0.24^∗∗	4.60±0.15^∗∗
IV	FLEA	50	6.90±0.14^∗	6.32±0.45	10.68±0.35	7.30±0.29
V	FLEA	100	7.22±0.19	6.10±0.37	8.10±0.42	7.50±0.25^∗
VI	FLCF	50	6.50±0.12	5.50±0.33	10.75±0.15	7.38±0.30
VII	FLCF	100	7.50±0.32	6.30±0.30	11.05±0.15^∗	6.85±0.43^∗
VIII	FLET	50	9.15±0.30^∗∗∗	6.42±0.28^∗∗∗	8.46±0.28	6.34±0.40^∗∗
IX	FLET	100	12.59±0.26^∗∗∗	6.90±0.27^∗∗∗	7.15±0.28^∗∗∗	4.50±0.40^∗∗∗
X	Indomethacin	2.5	13.50±0.10^∗∗∗	7.75±0.20^∗∗∗	6.75±0.15^∗∗∗	3.75±0.27^∗∗∗

Group I: arthritic control (saline), Group II: arthritic rats treated with from FLPE fraction 50 mg, Group III: arthritic rats treated with FLPE fraction 100 mg, Group IV: arthritic rats treated FLEA fraction 50 mg, Group V: arthritic rats treated with FLEA fraction 100 mg, Group VI: arthritic rats treated with FLCF fraction 50 mg, Group VII: arthritic rats treated with FLCF fraction 100 mg, Group VIII: arthritic rats treated with FLET fraction 50 mg, Group IX: arthritic rats treated with FLET 100 mg from Ficus lacor, Group X: arthritic rats treated with indomethacin 2.5 mg/kg. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001 as compared to arthritic control.