Antimalarial Activity of Cocos nucifera Husk Fibre: Further Studies

Table 5

Effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Cocos nucifera (West African Tall variety) husk fibre extract on total and conjugated bilirubin concentrations in mouse plasma.

Groups (dose in mg/kg b.w.)	Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	Conjugated bilirubin (µmol/L)
5% DMSO (control)	333.86 ± 97.53^a	113.58 ± 21.94^a
31.25	471.13 ± 119.26^a	121.23 ± 41.88^a
62.5	568.98 ± 126.14^a	128.23 ± 34.50^a
125	371.99 ± 65.24^a	155.88 ± 42.59^a
250	467.15 ± 85.70^a	151.54 ± 42.45^a
500	370.50 ± 139.87^a	103.13 ± 25.09^a

Values are mean ± SEM of 5 replicates. Values in the same column with same letter superscripts are not significantly different (𝑃 > 0.05).