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) |