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Executive Summary
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Methanolic Extract of Croton Penduliflorus Affects Intestinal Enzyme Activity and Protein Content in the Late Phase of Pregnancy |
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Muhammad Sarwar
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ABSTRACT
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Herbal plants are gaining popularity due to their minimum side effects against
some chronic diseases (Karim et al., 2011). So,
the governments, scientific and medical communities now are taking a core interest
to explore more hidden potential of the herbal plants. Croton penduliflorus
belongs to Euphorbiaceae family and its seeds are commonly used as a purging
nut and possess inflammatory, vesicant and contraceptive properties in Nigeria
(Bablola, 2009). It is particularly used for the treatment
of the stomach complaints (Adesogan, 1981). Its oil
is used for the as liniment for acute rheumatism arthritis, neuralgia and diseases
of the joints (Gills, 1992). Its chronic aspect has been
observed while it is used during the pregnancy especially in the late phase
(Asuzu et al., 1990). This plant has ability
to impose some changes in stomach, duodenum, ileum and colon (Asuzu
et al., 1989). During the pregnancy an increase has been observed
in the intestinal enzymes and in both pregnant and non-pregnant rats, diabetes
was associated with marked increase in three mucosal disaccharides (Younoszai
and Ranshaw, 1976). Croton seeds and oil have been used in the treatment
of a wide range of disorders in pregnant and non pregnant individual but its
effect on the gastrointestinal tract yet not been documented with pregnancy.
A research has been conducted to observe the effect of methanolic seed extract
of C. penduliflorus on intestinal tract enzymes and total protein contents
in pregnant rats. The research was appeared in the Research Journal of Medicinal
Plant 3 (4): 141-145, 2009. Researchers found that the extract cause increase
in the maltase activity, total protein concentration, albumin concentration
and sucrase activity during the different phases of pregnancy. Increased in
border enzymes especially sucrose exhibited hyperplastic (growth) effect on
the small intestinal enzyme activities. So, they concluded that MECP (methanolic
extract of Croton penduliflorus) have ability to increase intestinal
enzyme activity in pregnant rats and affects the protein content significantly
in the late phase of pregnancy (Oyesola et al., 2009).
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