Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(8), P. 36 - 46
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
Phyllanthus amarus, a widely used plant in complementary and alternative medicine practice Southern Nigeria, is treating managing numerous metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases. This study designed to assess the subacute toxicity of P. amarus Wistar rats using body relative organ weight, renal function, in-vivo antioxidant status histology indices as baseline. The twenty adult male weighing 120.00 ± 6.18 g were apportioned into four groups with five per group. Group A (Control) received 1.0 mL distilled water, group B 1000 mg/kg C 1500 D 2000 weight crude ethanol extract. extract from was administered orally once daily at 8:30 am an oral cannula attached 2 syringe. Subacute evaluated after 14 days. findings showed no visible noticeable overt signs throughout experimental period, non-significant adverse change function histopathology treated control groups. However, significantly improved while reducing level malondialdehyde, biological indicator oxidative stress living system.
Language: Английский