Ameliorating Effect of Various Fractions of Rumex hastatus Roots against Hepato- and Testicular Toxicity Caused by CCl₄

Table 1

Effects of various fractions of R. hastatus roots on liver function tests.

Group	AST (U/L)	ALT (U/L)	ALP (U/L)	γ-GT (U/L)
Control	78.25 ± 2.09^++	65.23 ± 1.78^++	121.65 ± 2.19^++	1.94 ± 0.07^++
Oil + DMSO	76.46 ± 2.94^++	64.74 ± 2.02^++	123.29 ± 2.55^++	1.95 ± 0.16^++
CCl4	240.15 ± 4.19**	198.93 ± 4.27**	350.79 ± 5.31**	5.11 ± 0.53**
Silymarin + CCl4	104.23 ± 3.24^++	89.28 ± 2.19^++	171.54 ± 2.63^++	2.27 ± 0.13^++
HRR + CCl4	213.23 ± 4.21^+	130.94 ± 4.18^++	235.67 ± 4.86^++	3.15 ± 0.48^++
ERR + CCl4	202.18 ± 5.23^+	128.32 ± 3.15^++	229.92 ± 5.95^++	3.01 ± 0.36^++
CRR + CCl4	176.33 ± 3.09^++	106.23 ± 2.56^++	207.11 ± 4.23^++	2.79 ± 0.11^++
BRR + CCl4	142.01 ± 3.29^++	94.28 ± 2.66^++	189.61 ± 2.16^++	2.72 ± 0.13^++
MRR + CCl4	139.28 ± 4.13^++	99.91 ± 2.73^++	193.26 ± 3.42^++	2.57 ± 0.32^++
ARR + CCl4	170.45 ± 4.27^++	90.34 ± 3.11^++	175.24 ± 3.18^++	2.33 ± 0.12^++
HRR alone	78.45 ± 1.29^++	63.26 ± 1.45^++	124.65 ± 1.27^++	1.93 ± 0.10^++
ERR alone	75.37 ± 1.55^++	65.34 ± 1.34^++	122.15 ± 2.67^++	1.90 ± 0.09^++
CRR alone	79.43 ± 0.95^++	68.86 ± 0.93^++	123.15 ± 1.23^++	1.92 ± 0.17^++
BRR alone	76.76 ± 1.56^++	66.56 ± 2.20^++	120.55 ± 2.32^++	1.99 ± 0.04^++
MRR alone	74.51 ± 1.34^++	62.02 ± 0.74^++	125.34 ± 1.22^++	1.97 ± 0.07^++
ARR alone	77.45 ± 1.75^++	63.36 ± 1.34^++	122.20 ± 2.85^++	2.01 ± 0.07^++

Mean ± SE (𝑛=6 number).
**indicate significance from the control group at 𝑃<0.01 probability level.
⁺⁺indicate significance from the CCl₄ group at 𝑃<0.01 probability level.