This study was carried out to determine the effect of mature dried date powder and ajwa powder on males of white rats weighing 150-200 g. Rats were divided into six groups (one for control "-" group) and one control (+) group inflicted with oxidation stress. Also, inflicted rats were fed on the basal diet with aiwa powdered (5%,10%) and two groups with dried date powders (5%,10%) daily. Oxidation stress of male rats caused byKBrO3 (125 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneally). At the end of the experiment (28 days) body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI) and feed efficiency ratio (FER) calculated and the blood samples were taken from ventricular vein to serum separate for biochemical analysis. Slaughtering carried out for rats after 12 hours of fasting under anesthesia. Blood samples were taken in dry tubes and left to coagulate at room temperature, then centrifuged for 10 min at 3000 rpm to separate the serum. The serum was aspirated carefully in clean cuvette tubes. Serum samples were kept for analysis until in the freezer at -20˚C. The biological parameters calculated included (BWG, FI & FER).Kidneys function evaluated by determining creatinine, urea & uric acid. Lipids profile of serum also evaluated. Liver function parameters included (AST, ALT, ALP). The best results of the study to compact oxidation stress recorded for groups treated with the dried palm date 10%. While oxidation stress mean ajwa date powder 5% showed also marked amelioration of oxidation stress and reduced its side effects.
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the parts of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.var capitata) on impaired liver function of injected rats with carbon tetrachloride (Ccl4) and diabetes mellitus of injected rats with alloxan. Fifty six mature albino rats weight 150-170 g B.Wt each were used, and divided into 14 equal group, two were kept as a control (-ve) groups while the 6 groups injected s/c by carbon tetrachloride (ccl4) in paraffin oil 50% V/V (2ml/Kg. B.Wt) twice a week for two weeks to induce hepatopathy, and the other 6 group injected by alloxan (150mg/kg) body weight to induce diabetes. The parts of cabbage (leaves, stalks, roots, seeds and mix of them) were added at a percent of 7.5% from the basel diet. serum liver function (ALT, AST,AST/ALT, and ALP), total cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoprotein fraction (HDL, LDL, VLDL), AI, glucose, were determined, Antioxidant liver enzymes (SOD, GPX and CAT) were evaluated. Data of hepatopathic and diabetic rats revealed that the parts of cabbage showed significant changes in the biochemical parameters. The cabbage parts diets, however corrected the alterations of the control (+ve) groups. In conclusion, the parts of cabbage (leaves, stalks, roots, seeds and mix) could be considered powerful nutraceutical therapeutic means for the treatment of hepatitis and diabetes in rats.