Effects of Methanol Leaf Extract of Mucuna pruriens on Male Anaemic Wister Rats

Anaemia is a widespread blood condition characterised by a lack of red blood cells or a drop in haemoglobin levels, which results in decreased oxygen-carrying ability. It is a worldwide public health issue that affects people of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic situations. This study was aimed at analyzing and determining the proximate and phytochemical compositions of Mucuna pruriens and its antianaemic activities on male anaemic wister rats. healthy Mucuna pruriens leaves were harvested in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. For ten days, the plant samples were shade dried. Using a mortar and pestle, the dry sample was reduced to powder. The coarse particles were sieved, yielding a fine powder. Extraction of M. pruriens was done by cold maceration with 100% methanol. Twenty (20) animals were grouped into four groups (n=5), anaemic control (group 1) was left untreated, standard control (group 2) received ferrous sulphate (75mg/kg body weight) while group 3 and 4 received 100mg/kg and 200mg/kg body weight methanolic extract of M. pruriens respectively, treatment lasted for 2 weeks and 5 days. Haematology auto analyser was used for haematological parameters. The results showed that M. pruriens, has high content of organic matter, moderate content of crude fibre, low ash content and much lower moisture and lipid contents. Saponin, tannins and glycosides where also present. There was a dose-dependent increase in packed cell volume (PCV), platelet, and Red blood cells (RBC) with significance of p 0.05 difference in White blood cells (WBC), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), lymphocyte and neutrophil. There was a significant increase weight in groups treated with aqueous extract of M. prupriens as compared to groups untreated and standard control which reveal a reduction in weight of rats as compared to day one. The results suggest that M. pruriens plant is relatively safe and possesses a significant anti-anaemic property; therefore, it may be a potential lead in the discovery of drug for treatment of heamolytic anaemia

Supplemental Material: Fault kinematics: A record of tectono-climatically controlled sedimentation along passive margins, an example from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Details on well log cross sections, seismic cross section, and LiDAR images within the study area.</jats:p

Supplemental Material: Fault kinematics: A record of tectono-climatically controlled sedimentation along passive margins, an example from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Details on well log cross sections, seismic cross section, and LiDAR images within the study area.</jats:p

Fi Maukib Al Sirat Al Nabawiyat

183 hal.; 24 c

The functional components of telephone conversation opening phase in Jordanian Arabic

Abstract Our study purports to examine the rhetorical structure of informal telephone conversation opening phase in Jordanian Arabic and the lexico-grammatical and stylistic encodings of these pragmatic options. To this end, a corpus of 100 telephone conversation recordings was collected from Jordanian Arabic. The recordings were based on the participants’ personal cell phones with their families and friends. Our data analysis drew on House (1982) and Sun’s (2004) models of interactional moves to find out the component options used to articulate this phase. The results revealed that although the group of participants use a set of functional components similar to those identified in other cultures, there are additional functional component options like ‘ostensible invitation’ and ‘God-wishes’ that are only used by Jordanians. Besides, they utilize various lexico-grammatical devices and stylistic options to articulate these components. These choices can be attributed to the socio-cultural background of the Jordanian Arabic native speakers.</jats:p

Changing trend in the causes of destructive eye surgery at Guinness Ophthalmic Unit, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria

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