Research Article

Antioxidant and Antifatigue Properties of the Aqueous Extract of Moringa oleifera in Rats Subjected to Forced Swimming Endurance Test

Table 6

Effect of M. oleifera aqueous extract on hematological parameters of rats.

ControlM. oleifera (100 mg/kg)M. oleifera (200 mg/kg)M. oleifera (400 mg/kg)

WBC ×103/mm310.70 ± 4.459.08 ± 1.679.60 ± 2.4711.32 ± 4.31
RBC ×106/mm36.52 ± 0.256.57 ± 0.706.13 ± 0.166.3575 ± 0.2
Hb (g/dL)12.30 ± 1.0113.00 ± 0.2212.38 ± 0.26212.225 ± 0.29
HCT (%)35.12 ± 0.2233.82 ± 0.8532.55 ± 1.3534.2 ± 1.09
PLA ×103/mm3559.25 ± 40.79543.75 ± 189.50649.25 ± 113.84497.75 ± 58.26
%LYM (%)54.82 ± 23.3570.87 ± 6.4263.7 ± 7.4462.17 ± 3.55
%MON (%)10.13 ± 5.0513.72 ± 4.1913.15 ± 2.9214.02 ± 1.27
%GRA (%)24.88 ± 6.7015.4 ± 3.7523.15 ± 7.7523.8 ± 4.75
LYM ×103/mm38.10 ± 2.206.30 ± 0.706.05 ± 1.615.43 ± 1.03
MON ×103/mm31.20 ± 0.891.22 ± 0.581.17 ± 0.221.17 ± 0.27
GRA ×103/mm33.00 ± 1.731.55 ± 0.502.37 ± 1.262.22 ± 0.61

Each value represents the mean ± SEM, . , compared with control group.