ALB and diabetes mellitus: This may be related to decreased levels of plasma proteins in diabetic rats.Moreover, in diabetes, increased protein catabolism may cause direct damage to the synthesis and secretion of albumin and thus may result in decreased albumin level (Chandramohan et al., 2009 ▶) .In addition, considering the antioxidant properties of the plant, a reduction in the activity of liver enzymes in the experimental groups which received Salvia hydrangea extract was expected.