Research Article

Acute and Subchronic Oral Toxicity Evaluation of Herbal Formulation: Piper crocatum Ruiz and Pav., Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume, and Phyllanthus niruri L. in Sprague–Dawley Rats

Table 3

Hematological parameters of female SD rats fed exposed to SKM product (22.5; 45; 90 mg/kg b.w.) by oral route and control rats during the 90-day followed by a 28-day recovery period. Values are mean ± SE.

ParametersUnitDay 90 (±SEM)Day 118 (±SEM)Reference range [13, 14]
Groups
Control22.5 mg/kg BW45 mg/kg BW90 mg/kg BWControl90 mg/kg BW
n = 7n = 9n = 7n = 7n = 5n = 3

RBC104/μL630.71 ± 30.74702.44 ± 26.98650.57 ± 20.41590.00 ± 40.65696.80 ± 5.39678.67 ± 33.14570.00–900.00
WBC102/μL59.14 ± 10.9680.89 ± 11.31b38.43 ± 3.4652.43 ± 5.5570.4 ± 8.2963 ± 11.6020.00–115.00
Hbg/dL12.67 ± 0.5113.90 ± 0.5712.99 ± 0.3611.44 ± 0.7913.90 ± 0.2612.80 ± 0.6111.00–17.00
HCT%36.37 ± 1.7740.44 ± 1.46a38.32 ± 1.1133.2 ± 2.3140.38 ± 0.6438.37 ± 1.9439.00–55.00
MCVfL57.69 ± 0.3557.63 ± 0.3258.94 ± 0.4656.24 ± 0.7957.96 ± 0.5856.56 ± 0.5455.00–65.00
MCHPg20.16 ± 0.2719.78 ± 0.2819.99 ± 0.2119.40 ± 0.3419.96 ± 0.2618.87 ± 0.0717.00–22.00
MCHCg/dL34.91 ± 0.3834.33 ± 0.4233.89 ± 0.2234.49 ± 0.1634.44 ± 0.3433.37 ± 0.4728.00–34.00
Platelet104/μL27.56 ± 5.1351.26 ± 7.7220.51 ± 2.4436.03 ± 6.7136.54 ± 7.9427.90 ± 7.4470.00–150.00

aSignificant differences compared with 90 mg/kg b.w. (day 90); bsignificant differences compared with 45 mg/kg b.w. (day 90).