Evaluation of the Chorcorus olitorius (saluyot) leaf ethanolic extract on the blood platelet and white blood cell counts of thrombocytopenic rats (Rattus novergicus)

Abstract

Corchorus olitorius (“saluyot”) is an annual plant that is native to tropical and subtropical regions such as China, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. It is ethnomedicinally important as it is used in folk medicine to treat different ailments like dysentery, liver ailments, and thrombocytopenia. The ethanolic extract of C. olitorius leaves were tested on thrombocytopenic rats and the changes on the blood platelet and white blood counts were observed. Statistical tests namely; KruskalWallis Test, Paired t-test, and Two Independent Sample t-test show that the changes on platelet and white blood cell counts of the treated test rats after the treatment were not significantly different with the control and untreated groups.