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).