Table 4 Effect of Zingiber officinale extracts on liver function enzymes and total protein level in serum of CCl4 treated rats
From: Zingiber officinale acts as a nutraceutical agent against liver fibrosis
Parameters | Control | CCl4 group | CCl4 treated with ethanol extract | CCl4 treated with chloroform extract chloroform extract | CCl4 treated with petroleum ether extract | CCl4 treated with silymarin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AST | 16.39 ± 1.67 (c) | 30.87 ± 3.35 (a) | 25.44 ± 2.00 (b) | 27.22 ± 2.23 (b) | 27.72 ± 2.82 (b) | 24.86 ± 3.37 (b) |
ALT | 33.57 ± 4.07 (c) | 48.31 ± 6.20 (a) | 41.17 ± 8.38 (ab) | 42.26 ± 7.45 (ab) | 44.82 ± 2.84 (ab) | 40.64 ± 7.72 (bc) |
Serum protein | 15.33 ± 4.04 (b) | 18.36 ± 1.35 (a) | 16.03 ± 0.74 (ab) | 16.33 ± 0.72 (ab) | 16.46 ± 0.30 (ab) | 16.46 ± 1.30 (ab) |