Evaluation of protective effect of aqueous extract of Phyllanthus emblica fruit on duodenum mucosa in experimentally induced diarrhea in albino Wistar rats

Autor: D. B. Mondal, D. K. Sharma, V. K. Gupta
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Comparative Clinical Pathology. 28:297-303
ISSN: 1618-565X
1618-5641
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-018-2830-2
Popis: Phyllanthus emblica fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants which is widely used for different gastric ailments in Ayurveda and traditional herbal medicine. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidative and protective role of aqueous extract of Phyllanthus emblica fruit (AEPEF) on intestinal mucosa against castor oil-induced diarrhea. Rats were randomly divided into five groups (N = 6). After acclimatization of 7 days, group I (control) and group II (loperamide) were given distilled water @ 20 ml/kg body weight (BW) orally whereas rats of group III, group IV, and group V received AEPEF @ 200 mg, 400 mg, and 600 mg/kg BW respectively, daily for 14 days. On the 15th day, diarrhea was induced with 1 ml castor oil to each rat orally. Onset time of diarrhea and percentage inhibition of defecation revealed significantly (p
Databáze: OpenAIRE