The present study was undertaken to investigate the protective effect of ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats. The test extracts administration resulted in significant elevation of biochemical parameters like viz. serum SGOT, SGPT, ALP, direct bilirubin and total bilirubin levels, while albumin is found to be decreased compared to normal group. Pretreatment with silymarin, ethanolic and aqueous extract of Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh significantly prevented and biochemical changes induced by these hepatotoxins. Histopathology of liver confirmed our finding as the treatment with the extracts resulted in minor liver cell damage compared to toxic control group. Our result clearly indicates hepatoprotective effect offered by STEtOH (400 mg/kg, p.o.) was found to be significantly greater than STAQ (400 mg/kg, p.o.) and standard (silymarin 50 mg/kg, p.o.) group.
Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of the ethanolic and aqueous extract of Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh on blood pressure by fructose induced hypertensive rats.
Methods:The Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh leaves were evaluated for antihypertensive potential by using fructose-induced hypertension model in Wister albino rats. The test animals were given high fructose (10%) diet for 21st days to induced hypertension. Subsequently, the 200 and 400 mg/kg/day (p. o.) doses of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Salix tetrasperma leaves were administered to the different groups of hypertensive and normal animals. The hypertensive condition of the experimental animals was confirmed on 21 st day by measuring systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure (SBP, DBP, MAP) using noninvasive BP (NIBP) system for rodents. The SBP, DBP, MAP were again recorded on day 0 d, 7 th , 14 th and 21 st day of administration standard and test extracts. The normal control group of animals were given normal diet and administrated normal saline throughout the experiment.
Results:The both test extracts significantly reduced SBP, DBP and MAP significantly (P<0.05) lowered blood pressure effect in 0 d, 7 th day at the dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg in fructose induced hypertensive rats. On 14 th day the test extracts at the doses of 400 mg/kg significantly reduce only DBP and MAP. However, the treatment is continued for 21 d but no significant activity observed. The test extracts reveals that antihypertensive of Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh in dose dependent manner in hypertensive control rats.
Conclusion:These observations established the traditional claim and thus Salix tetrasperma Roxburgh could be a potent antihypertensive agent for use in future. The phyto constituents present in the test samples may be responsible for the hypotensive effect. However, further investigation is required to identify the active principles responsible for antihypertensive activity.
Objective: The present study was aimed to investigate the antidiabetic activity of ethanolic and aqueous extract of Zanthoxylum ovalifolium on alloxan induced diabetic rat model in rats.
Methods: The leaves of Zanthoxylum ovalifolium were evaluated for antidiabetic activity by using alloxan induced diabetic model in diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by single intraperitoneal injection of alloxan (100 mg/kg) and rats were treated orally with test extracts, standard drug (glibenclamide 5 mg/kg) and vehicle for 21 d. The hypoglycemic effects and lipid profile of diabetic rats were assessed using diagnostic kits. Finally, histopathological studies were carried out for pancreas.
Results: The acute toxicity studies revealed at the dose of 2000 mg/kg (b. w) of Zanthoxylum ovalifolium for ethanol and aqueous extract were found to be safe. A significant reduction (p<0.001) in blood glucose was observed in diabetic rats treated with different doses of extracts compared to untreated diabetic rats. The drug possesses a good hyperlipidemic effect by normalizing the lipid parameters. This was evidenced by histopathological studies; both glibenclamide and 400 mg/kg of Ethanolic extract does appear to be regulated diabetes at the cellular level, resulting in the restoration of near normal architecture pancreatic islet of langerhans.
Conclusion: It can be concluded from our research findings that ethanolic and aqueous extract of Zanthoxylum ovalifoliumat high dose (400 mg/kg) exhibited significant antihyperglycemic activity than extract at low dose (200 mg/kg) in alloxan induced diabetic rats. These extracts also showed improvement in parameters like lipid profile as well as regeneration β-cells in the pancreas and so might be of value in diabetes treatment.
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