Table 1 Hemoglobin level, serum urea level and AST and ALT activities in rats drinking NaNO₂ and treated with EANP@CS during or stopping drinking NaNO₂

Group I (Control)

 Range

13.8–17.7

22.5–41.3

52–81.7

22.2–46.5

 Mean ± SD

15.68 ± 1.32

32.66 ± 6.82

67.15 ± 10.25

32.39 ± 8.19

Group II (Ellagic)

 Range

13.9–16.5

25.3–41.4

55.7–82.4

25.4–45.1

 Mean ± SD

15.32 ± 0.85

33.44 ± 6.05

68.3 ± 8.67

34.57 ± 5.64

 p value

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

Group III (NaNO₂)

 Range

11.2–15.7

41.1–63.3

73.9–137.6

28.9–52.8

 Mean ± SD

13.23 ± 1.4

50.26 ± 7.51

102.9 ± 22.98

39.52 ± 7.68

 p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

=0.059

Group IV (NaNO₂ and EANP@CS treated during drinking)

 Range

12.8–17.94

23.9–46.8

49.1–85.9

26.79–43.8

 Mean ± SD

15.53 ± 1.59

38.05 ± 6.95

65.81 ± 12.62

35..67 ± 6.4

 p value

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

 p* value

=0.0029

= 0.00139

< 0.001

N.S.

Group V (NaNO₂ and treated EANP@CS after stopping) drinking)

 Range

13.8–17.36

24.51–48.8

52–85.8

28.14–44.7

 Mean ± SD

15.2 ± 1.2

39.03 ± 7.01

68.53 ± 10.1

36.27 ± 5.02

 p value

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

 p* value

=0.0033

=0.00282

< 0.001

N.S.