Research Article

Modulation of Blood Coagulation and Hematological Parameters by Crassocephalum crepidioides Leaf Methanol Extract and Fractions in STZ-Induced Diabetes in the Rat

Table 1

Coagulation profile of diabetic rats treated with 100 mg/kg body weight of C. crepidioides crude extract and fractions.

Parameters groupBT (minutes)CT (minutes)PT (seconds)aPTT (seconds)

Normal control2.00 ± 0.11b1.58 ± 0.14d25.00 ± 2.43h31.00 ± 2.92b
Diabetic control1.37 ± 0.12a1.48 ± 0.12d17.00 ± 2.42g22.00 ± 0.56a
Hexane2.39 ± 0.15b3.45 ± 0.15f92.00 ± 8.09k136.00 ± 9.39d
Butanol2.17 ± 0.16b2.44 ± 0.10e81.00 ± 3.63k74.00 ± 9.32c
Aqueous4.11 ± 0.50c3.48 ± 0.19f66.00 ± 6.37j126.00 ± 6.96d
Ethyl acetate3.58 ± 0.40c2.54 ± 0.13e74.00 ± 5.53k74.00 ± 6.91c
Methanol2.29 ± 0.05b2.08 ± 0.16d47.00 ± 2.46i68.00 ± 1.73c
Metformin3.50 ± 0.22c2.58 ± 0.18e68.00 ± 8.77j115.00 ± 10.39d