Antiosteoporotic effect of Petroselinum crispum, Ocimum basilicum and Cichorium intybus L. in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rats

Table 2 Bone mineral parameters and bone enzyme activities in control and different treated groups

Groups	Normal	Dex.	Dex. + parsley	Dex. + basil	Dex. + chicory	P_ANOVA	LSD at 5 %	LSD at 1 %
Parameters	Normal	Dex.	Dex. + parsley	Dex. + basil	Dex. + chicory	P_ANOVA	LSD at 5 %	LSD at 1 %
Ca (mg/g T)	15.9 ± 1.15^a	10.2 ± 1.03^d	15.5 ± 0.55^ab	14.4 ± 0.93^b	12.8 ± 0.75^c	P < 0.001	1.081	1.463
P (mg/g T)	15.7 ± 0.49^a	7.02 ± 0.16^d	7.22 ± 0.47^d	9.77 ± 0.91^c	14.2 ± 0.72^b	P < 0.001	0.716	0.969
ALP (IU/g T)	1186 ± 193^d	2008 ± 89.2^a	1396 ± 119^b	1323 ± 94.9^cd	1365 ± 142^b	P < 0.001	157.9	213.6
ACP (IU/g T)	194 .1 ± 1.6^b	213.1 ± 6.14^a	197.6 ± 4.84^b	195.9 ± 3.29^b	195.1 ± 6.04^b	P < 0.001	5.612	7.593

Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. N = 6 animals per group
Mean with the different letters in the row are significantly different
Dex. dexamethasone, Ca calcium, P phosphorus, ALP alkaline phosphatase, ACP acid phosphatase

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