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

Table 3

Effects of various fractions of R. hastatus roots on male reproductive hormonal concentration.

Group	Testosterone; (ng/mL)	Luteinizing hormone; (ng/mL)	Follicle stimulating; hormone (ng/mL)	Prolactin; (ng/mL)	Estradiol; (ng/mL)
Control	2.87 ± 0.09^h	3.08 ± 0.06^d	45.63 ± 0.27^h	10.23 ± 1.41^f	15.23 ± 0.78^g
Oil + DMSO	2.82 ± 0.05^h	2.98 ± 0.09^d	45.28 ± 0.37^h	12.26 ± 1.45^f	16.74 ± 0.45^g
CCl4	1.12 ± 0.06^a	1.21 ± 0.10^a	20.69 ± 0.39^a	25.61 ± 0.32^a	32.45 ± 0.19^a
Sily + CCl4	2.55 ± 0.08^g	2.67 ± 0.14^c	38.96 ± 0.60^g	15.45 ± 0.74^e	19.48 ± 0.90^f
HRR + CCl4	1.40 ± 0.04^b	1.34 ± 0.06^a	22.34 ± 0.42^b	22.05 ± 0.80^b	29.04 ± 0.45^b
ERR + CCl4	1.45 ± 0.10^b	1.33 ± 0.09^a	22.31 ± 0.38^b	23.14 ± 0.62^b	28.92 ± 0.36^b
CRR + CCl4	1.75 ± 0.11^c	1.64 ± 0.10^b	25.62 ± 0.71^c	20.55 ± 0.70^c	25.24 ± 0.74^c
BRR + CCl4	2.30 ± 0.07^f	2.26 ± 0.11^c	33.61 ± 0.32^e	17.90 ± 0.63^d	23.51 ± 0.17^d
MRR + CCl4	2.25 ± 0.06^e	2.44 ± 0.12^c	34.37 ± 0.25^f	18.26 ± 0.56^d	21.35 ± 0.78^e
ARR + CCl4	2.02 ± 0.05^d	2.04 ± 0.13^c	28.55 ± 0.65^d	20.31 ± 0.38^c	25.37 ± 0.28^c
HRR alone	2.80 ± 0.08^h	2.93 ± 0.11^d	45.22 ± 0.47^h	12.11 ± 0.65^f	16.73 ± 0.47^g
ERR alone	2.78 ± 0.16^h	2.88 ± 0.18^d	45.53 ± 0.60^h	10.53 ± 0.71^f	17.03 ± 0.80^g
CRR alone	2.99 ± 0.09^h	3.00 ± 0.10^d	45.48 ± 0.49^h	13.06 ± 1.06^f	16.61 ± 0.35^g
BRR alone	2.75 ± 0.05^h	3.18 ± 0.09^d	45.78 ± 0.46^h	9.76 ± 1.93^f	16.74 ± 0.65^g
MRR alone	2.98 ± 0.09^h	3.11 ± 0.06^d	46.05 ± 0.26^h	10.45 ± 1.48^f	14.63 ± 0.97^g
ARR alone	2.93 ± 0.10^h	3.08 ± 0.07^d	46.13 ± 0.58^h	12.17 ± 1.42^f	15.47 ± 0.87^g

Values are mean ± SD (06 number). Sily: Silymarin.
a--h(means with different letters) indicate significance at 𝑃<0.05.