Hepatoprotection and Phytochemistry of the Vietnamese Herbs Cleome chelidonii and Cleome viscosa Stems

Table 3

The hepatoprotection of the methanol extracts of the stems of C. viscosa and C. chelidonii against CCl₄-induced toxicity of liver in mice.

Group	CVSM extract		CCSM extract
	ALT	AST	ALT	AST
I (normal control)	22.50 ± 7.42	21.75 ± 6.34	30.50 ± 10.15	72.75 ± 13.60
II (CCl4-intoxicated)	188.75 ± 81.81	233.00 ± 71.36	508.50 ± 113.09	470.50 ± 112.34
III (positive group)	29.00 ± 11.40	23.50 ± 9.15	26.75 ± 19.52	23.50 ± 12.34
IV (test group, 15 mg/kg)	66.25 ± 72.91	54.50 ± 46.92	41.75 ± 23.37	38.75 ± 2.06
V (test group, 30 mg/kg)	53.00 ± 25.22	58.00 ± 32.79	37.00 ± 34.30	24.50 ± 16.26
VI (test group, 45 mg/kg)	83.75 ± 72.54	78.00 ± 59.70	20.25 ± 9.07	21.00 ± 9.13