Research Article

New Therapeutic Insight into the Effect of Ma Huang Tang on Blood Pressure and Renal Dysfunction in the L-NAME-Induced Hypertension

Table 1

Effect of MHT on the BUN, albumin, and creatinine in the serum of L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats.

Cont.L-NAMEOMT 10 (mg/kg/day)MHT 50 (mg/kg/day)MHT 100 (mg/kg/day)

Albumin (g/dl)3.4 ± 0.053.02 ± 0.123.78 ± 0.1###3.4 ± 0.1##3.55 ± 0.1##
BUN (mg/dl)14.7 ± 0.951 ± 13.022.9 ± 0.42##21 ± 1.4###20.3 ± 1.6##
Creatinine (mg/dl)0.7 ± 0.051.21 ± 0.21.15 ± 0.140.8 ± 0.1###0.77 ± 0.1###

Serum albumin, BUN, and creatinine were measured by using kits as described in the methods. Cont.: control; MHT: Ma Huang Tang; and OMT: Olmetec. The data of values shows mean ± S.E. (n = 8 per group). , versus control; ##, ### versus L-NAME.