Herbalism is a
traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and
plants extract. Moringa Oleifera is a
multifunctional plant. It has been
cultivated in tropical regions all over the world for high protein, vitamins
and carbohydrate content of entire plant.
This research work was carried out to determine some effects of Moringa
oleifera on the micro architecture of developing lungs of wistar rats, also on
the average weight of the animals.
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Fifteen (15) wistar rats of both sexes of average weight
between 20-30g of about 3 weeks old were divided into three groups of 5 animals
each. Group 1 was the control group and received 2ml of distilled water each.
Group 2 received 100mg/kg of the extract while group 3 received 200mg/kg of the
extract. The experiment was done for 6
weeks. After 6 weeks the animals were sacrificed using cervical
dislocation. The lungs were removed,
weighed and fixed in 10% formolsaline for H&E staining.
The results showed that there was significant difference
in the feed intake of animals in group 2 compared to the control group from the
4th week of administration, while there was significant difference
in the feed intake of the animals in group 3 compared to the control group
throughout the 6 weeks of administration.
Histological findings showed that administration of
Moringa
oleifera has positive effect on the histological architecture of the developing
lungs.
In conclusion, this study showed that Moringa oleifera
increases feed intake and the increase was dose dependent. It also showed that
Moringa Oleifera does not have significant effect on the weight of the animals.
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