Banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) peel, locally name pisang raja, contains a high concentration of pectin which is used as antidiarrheal to absorb irritants and increase stool consistency. However, it's use to increase the stool consistency has not been studied, yet. The study aimed to investigate the effect banana peel extract (BPE) administration on stool consistency of diarrheal rat model. It was an experimental study with a post-test only control group design. Thirty male Wistar rats were induced diarrhea with castor oil and then randomized into five groups. Group I as positive control group was given attapulgite at dose of 124 mg/kg BW. Group II as negative control was given 0.5 mL of 1% tween 80. Group III, IV and V as treatment group were give BPE at different doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg BW, respectively.T he stool consistency was measured every hour for 4 h by weighing fresh and dry stool weight and then the water content was calculated. Data analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and LSD post hoc test. Significantly different in stool consistency between Group III, IV, and V compared to Group II (p<0.05) and between groups Group III and IV compare to Group I (p<0.05) were observed. However, there was no significantly different between group V compared to Group I (p=0.149).In conclusion, BPE can increase the stool consistency of castor oil-induced diarrhea rats. The BPE at the dose of 400 mg/kg BW has similar effect to attapulgite.
Introduction: Bacterial infection induces inflammation in human body. This process produces humoral and cellular immune responses. Cinnamomum burmanii grows very vast in Indonesia and contains cinnamaldehyde known to have an anti-inflammatory effect. Objective: To prove the effect of C. burmanii bark extract on CRP level, leukocyte count and differential blood count. Methods: A posttest-only controlled group design with 25 Wistar Rats divided into 5 groups was employed. The CN-G group was given the standard feed, the CP-G group was given the standard feed and levamisole 2.5 mg/KgBW, while the CBE-100, CBE-200, and CBE-400 groups were respectively given the standard feed and cinnamon bark extract 100 mg/kgBW, 200 mg/KgBW and 400 mg/KgBW. The treatments were conducted for 7 consecutive days. On day 8, all rats were injected with the suspense of S. aureus intraperitoneally. The blood was then drawn on day 9, followed with CRP level measurement using the ELISA method. The total leukocyte count and differential blood count were manually measured. Results: There is no significant difference in the value of CRP level (One Way ANOVA; p = 0.749) with the total counts of leukocytes (p=0.685), monocytes (p=0.769), and eosinophil (p=0.123) between groups. The neutrophils and lymphocytes of CBE-100 group are significantly different from the other groups. Conclusion: C. burmanii extract has a potential benefit as immunomodulator.
Background: Free radicals that enter the body due to consumption of reused cooking oil can cause liver cell damage. Mangosteen peel extract (Garcinia mangostana L) is known to contain mangostin as an ntioxidant. However, it is not known whether it can repair liver damage.Objective: To deter mine the ef fect of mangosteen peel extract on the levels of SGOT and SGPT of Wistar rats fed with reused cooking oil.the ef fect of mangosteen peel extract on the levels of SGOT and SGPT of Wistar rats fed with reused cooking oil.Methods: This study was a tr ue experimental study with post-test only controlled group design. Twenty four male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups randomly. The CN-G group was given the standard diet, the MJ-G group was given a standard diet and cooking oil, the MJM- 400 group was given standard diet, reused cooking oil, and mangosteen peel extract at a dose of 400 mg/KgBW, and the MJM-800 group was fed with a standard, reused cooking oil, and mangosteen peel extract at 800mg/KgBW. The treatment was car ried out for 28 days, and then continued with examination of reused cooking oil, and mangosteen peel extract at 800mg/KgBW. The treatment was car ried out for 28 days, and then continued with examination of SGOT and SGPT levels using the Inter national Federation of Clinical Chemistr y (IFCC) method without Pyridoxal Phosphate 37ºC.Results: Kr uskal Walis test showed that SGOT and SGPT levels showed no signif icant dif ferences between groups (p = 0.197 and 0.063, respectively).Conclusion: administration of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L) peel extract did not af fect SGOT levels, even tended to increase SGPT levels in ratsinduced by cooking oil.
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