The purpose of this study is to know the effect of Pare fruit extract (Momordica chatanlia) toward fertility of male rat. Twenty four male rat of LMR strain is devided into 8 groups of 3. Each rat is provided orally with Pare fruit extract every morning with doses of 750 mg, 1500 mg, 1250 mg, 1500 mg and 2000 mg/kg body weight. One group is treated with 0.5 ml CMC 1 percent and another group is…
Kayu angin is a liken that grows in Indonesia forests and commonly used to cure diarhea, stomachache, and cough. Based on the densitometric method, yellow kayu angin (KAK) contained 4.09 percent (from the dry weight) of major substance (substance A), and 2.99 percent of major substance (substance B) from green kayu angin (KAH). Previously, these substances were identified as uric acid which inh…
A study on the effect of in spring-cucumber fruit extracts (Momordica charantia L.) was conducted on the cholesterol and blood sugar of a male mice. The ectract was obtained by sochlet of dry pollen of spring-cucumber fruits using 95 percent ethanol at 50-60 degree C for 4-5 hours. The extract was given orally (once a day) for 40 days to the three treated groups (T2:250 mg/kg BW, T3:500 mg/kg B…
Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L) is widely used as spices. We have demonstrated previously that garlic and leek, both are also from the Allium genus, could protect rat liver againts CCl4 intoxication. In this paper was report the hepatoprotective properties of shallot. Eighteen Wistar rats, male, 3 months old were divided randomly into three equal groups. The first group received only a standard …
We have reported previously that leek could inhibit the-SH group containing compounds depletion in rat liver intoxicated with CCl4. In this report, we present the effect of leek administration on the level of-SH group containing compounds in plasma of rats, intoxicated with CCl4, as compared to the level of these compounds in the plasma of normal rats and of CCl4 intoxicated rats. A number of r…
Among the vegetables rich in Beta-corotene are carrots. Beta-carotene besides as provitamine A, recently were also known as antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic. Beta-carotene is unstable, easily oxidized by air, stimulated by light and heating. No report, whether consuming cooked carrots can increase the concentration of Beta-carotene in the serum and liver. The purpose of the prese…
A farmacologic test was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of Annona squamosa L seed from ethanol extract on the contraction of white mice which has been pregnant uterine once, was injected with the etanol extract of Annona squamosa L seed. The seed extract was fractionated with both petroleum and chloroform. For comparison and antagonist syntocinon solution and depo prevera was used. Th…
In another experiment, we have demonstrated that garlic protected rat liver against CCl4 intoxication, indicated by low levels of plasma GPT activity of rats receiving garlic extract and CCl4. As leek is a member of Allium genus, it could posses the same action as garlic. A group of nine rats were treated with 0.275 mg CCl4/g body weight in a single dose and the plasma GPT activities were deter…