Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice
Table 3
Hematological parameters of mice ingested with 2000 mg/kg aqueous (AE) and methanolic (ME) seed extracts of A. esculentus.
Haematological parameter
Control
AE
ME
WBC (103/mm3)
10.25 ± 0.72
18.1 ± 4.27
17.9 ± 2.28
Lymphocyte (%)
84 ± 0.52
78.6 ± 1.99
79.2 ± 0.86
Monocyte (%)
22.08 ± 0.27
16.9 ± 1.62
17.66 ± 1.23
Granulocytes (%)
13.28 ± 0.73
10.94 ± 1.77
10.04 ± 2.35
RBC (106/mm3)
7.90 ± 0.77
7.45 ± 1.48
7.71 ± 0.98
Platelet (103/mm3)
702.6 ± 2.12
684.5 ± 5.2
655 ± 13.84
MPV (µm3)
8.8 ± 0.69
8.7 ± 1.93
9.1 ± 2.04
Hb (g/dL)
11.99 ± 0.47
12.3 ± 1.25
12.28 ± 1.54
Hematocrit (%)
31.9 ± 0.94
38.05 ± 4.47
42.5 ± 6.96
MCV (µm3)
48 ± 1.61
52.5 ± 2.62
50.55 ± 6.62
Values are mean ± SD; , MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MPV: mean platelet volume, Hb: Hemoglobin.
