Table 1 Treatment detail in experimental groups of rabbits

1

Normal control: only standard diet was given to animals.

2

Salbutamol control: rabbits were treated with salbutamol (65 mg/Kg) for consecutive two days. The blood sample was collected daily.

3

Baseline group: rabbits were treated with herbal mixture 100 mg/kg once daily for three weeks. The blood sample was collected.

4

Preventive group: rabbits were treated with herbal mixture 100 mg/kg and then with salbutamol (65 mg/Kg) for two consecutive days. The blood sample was collected daily.

5

Curative group: to induce cardiotoxicity, salbutamol (65 mg/kg) was given to rabbits for two days. Then these myocardial infracted rabbits were treated with 500 mg/kg of herbal mixture once daily for five days and blood samples were collected daily.

6

Standard drug curative group: rabbits were treated with salbutamol (65 mg/kg) for two days to induce cardiotoxicity. Then these cardio infarcted rabbits were treated with mixture of three standard drugs including Captopril (25 mg), Amlodipine Besylate (5 mg) and Atenolol (25 mg) on a daily basis for five days and blood samples were collected daily.