Abstract :
We investigated the short term effects of Gutkha on Swiss mice. Mice were fed with the 2% gutkha mixed with chapatis for 30 days. Analysis of their blood samples revealed that the treated mice had significantly higher level of total leucocytes (t =3.394, d.f.=3, P Key words : Gutkha, Mice, Leucocytes, Corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, Liver enzymes.