Research: ALTERATIONS IN HEMATOCELLULAR COMPONENTS OF ALBINO RATS DUE TO METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Amaranthus spinosus

In today’s scenario people rely on herbal medicines for health care, because the other treatment options available are more expensive and are often associated with serious side effects. Therefore, there should be scientific documentation of information on the safety/toxic risk potentials of plants. Present study is therefore designed to study the hematocellular indices i.e. Red blood cell count (RBC), White blood cell count ( WBC) and Hemoglobin (Hb), following oral administration of methanolic extract of Amaranthus spinosus at a dose of 250mg/kg body weight in albino rats. The study was carried out by single and daily administration of dose for 5, 7 & 14 days. Results revealed that the RBC and WBC count as well as Hb% was significantly altered due to administration of methanolic extract of Amaranthus spinosus.