Effect of celery seed on liver function tests in hypertensive
patients
Liver functions; SGOT, SGPT, and ALP after 4-weeks treatment were
compared between the groups. There were no significant differences in
ALP values between the treatment and placebo groups and within each
group pre- and post-intervention (P>0.05) (Table 7). Data
shows SGOT and SGPT did not change during the placebo treatment
(P>0.05), while both of them significantly decreased after
celery treatment (P<0.05). The mean reduction for SGOT and
SGPT were 4.08 and 3.03 U/L, respectively.
Effect of celery onfasting blood sugar and
serum lipid profile in hypertensive patients
The difference in FBS and serum lipid profile TC, TG, LDL, HDL, LDL: HDL
ratio, and TC: HDL ratio, after 4-weeks of treatment were compared
between the groups. There was no statistically significant difference
between the celery and placebo groups at the beginning of this study
(t-test, unpaired, P>0.05). Table 8 shows that FBS
significantly decreased after celery treatment (P<0.01) while,
it did not change after the placebo consumption (P>0.05).
FBS reduced from 108.53 to 97.96 mg/dL after 4-weeks of celery
administration (P<0.001). The mean reduction in FBS was 10.48
mg/dL. The serum lipid profile parameters did not change during the
placebo treatment (P>0.05), while the abovementioned
parameters significantly decreased after celery treatment
(P<0.001). The mean reduction in cholesterol, triglyceride,
LDL, and HDL were 16.37, 16.22, 11.84, and 2.52 mg/dL, respectively,
during celery therapy (P<0.001). Moreover, the ratio of LDL:
HDL and TC: HDL were significantly decreased after treatment with celery
(P<0.01).