Toxicological Profile of the Aqueous Extract of Tectona grandis L.F. (Verbenaceae) Leaves: A Medicinal Plant Used in the Treatment of Typhoid Fever in Traditional Cameroonian Medicine
Table 5
Effect of aqueous extract of T. grandis leaves on liver function markers of animals.
Groups
ALT (U/L)
AST (U/L)
ALP (U/L)
Serum protein (mg/dL)
Males
Control
354.15 ± 18.88e
30.41 ± 7.09a
130.35 ± 14.00c
6.73 ± 1.02b
30 mg/kg
227.93 ± 17.99d
30.63 ± 4.35a
122.51 ± 14.96bc
6.20 ± 1.54b
90 mg/kg
184.40 ± 16.77c
39.66 ± 3.66a
96.94 ± 9.17a
2.51 ± 0.91a
270 mg/kg
112.65 ± 6.90b
35.88 ± 8.60a
109.31 ± 7.90ab
2.71 ± 0.78a
810 mg/kg
83.34 ± 4.81a
36.09 ± 9.88a
166.66 ± 10.89d
2.08 ± 0.66a
Females
Control
278.25 ± 15.27c
23.41 ± 3.94a
80.85 ± 6.17ab
5.74 ± 1.06b
30 mg/kg
107.84 ± 6.11b
24.06 ± 5.23a
63.94 ± 6.37a
3.13 ± 0.74a
90 mg/kg
70.87 ± 6.77a
27.41 ± 4.92a
68.89 ± 7.55a
3.08 ± 0.72a
270 mg/kg
99.09 ± 13.16b
26.25 ± 4.35a
98.59 ± 9.66b
4.32 ± 1.06ab
810 mg/kg
66.93 ± 13.02a
26.91 ± 3.31a
126.13 ± 16.42c
3.77 ± 0.85a
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 4. Values for a given group in a column followed by a different letter as superscript are significantly different according to Waller–Duncan’s multiple comparison test ( < 0.05). ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.