The Effect of Amorphophallus Muelleri Blume and Moringa Oleifera L Leaves on Body Weight, Feed Intake, and Hepatic Histopathology in Mice

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of Amorphophallus muelleri Blume and Moringa oleifera L leaf on body weight, food intake, and hepatic histopathology in mice.
 Methods: The mice were divided into five groups according to their diet, which includes porang, wheat, porang-moringa, wheat-moringa, and control diet. Each group consists of 5 males and 5 females, which were fed for 28 d, and then analyzed for their body weight, total food intake, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as well as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in plasma, and hepatic histopathology.
 Results: The result showed that the group of porang and porang-moringa has lower body weight and feed intake, which is significantly different compared to the others. Furthermore, an increase was observed on plasma AST/ALT activities in 30% porang and 20% porang-moringa group. Also, one of the mice of porang group has inflammatory cell infiltration (++) on histopathology results.
 Conclusion: It was therefore concluded that feeding containing porang causes low food consumption. Furthermore, weight loss increases AST/ALT and leukocyte infiltration even though a mouse consistently deteriorates.

Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract and (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume.) Glucomannan Effects on Obese White Rat Feed Intake and Body Weight

“…This is because glucomannan functions as a water-soluble dietary fiber and contains complex carbohydrates to replace white rice with the benefit of not being easily soluble in the digestive system so that it provides a longer feeling of fullness [12]. and this research is in line with research in line with a study by [19] investigated the effects of administering a feed combination containing 30% Amorphophallus muelleri Blume flour and 20% Moringa leaf powder on rats. The study found that this feed mixture led to reduced feed intake and lower body weight in the rats.…”

Strategi pengembangan bisnis bibit porang Jember

“…Saat ini, berbagai komoditas yang memiliki prospek sebagai bahan pangan alternatif sudah mulai dikembangkan seiring dengan meningkatnya kebutuhan pangan. Salah satu tanaman akar yang mulai banyak dikembangkan adalah tanaman porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) [1]. Hal ini agar masyarakat tidak hanya bergantung pada kebutuhan pokok beras (serealia) tetapi juga sumber makanan lainnya seperti jenis tanaman umbi-umbian [2].…”