Research Article

Evaluation of Uterotonic Activity, Acute Oral Toxicity, and Phytochemical Composition of Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc. Root Extracts

Table 4

Toxic effect of the U. anisatum root water extract on some hematological parameters of Wistar rats on the 14th day.

ParameterNormal rangeMean ± SEM of observed values on control rats (0 mg/kg)Mean ± SEM of observed values on experimental rats (2000 mg/kg)

Neutrophils10–40%16.02 ± 3.4217.0 ± 3.6%
Lymphocytes55–95%78. 32 ± 1.7681.0 ± 4.7%
Eosinophils0–4%1.13 ± 0.912.0 ± 1.15%
Basophils0–1%0%0%

n= duplicate observations, SEM: standard error of the mean.