Open AccessEFFECTS OF TRIBULUS TERRESTERIS;
Author(s) -
Abdul Jabbar,
Abira Nazir,
Naveed Iqbal Ansari,
Farooq Javed,
Khalid Mahmood Janjua
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.06.2464
Subject(s) - medicine , traditional medicine , breed , herb , zoology , veterinary medicine , medicinal herbs , biology
Objective: The objective of this study was to find the effects of herbal extract of tribulus terristris on the urine output andelectrolytes in rabbits and to find a herbal remedy for fluid and electrolyte abnormalities. Study design: Descriptive. Setting: Department ofPharmacology and Therapeutics, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore. Period: The duration of study was for two weeks (in 2003). Materialand methods: Sixteen rabbits of mixed breed were purchased locally and kept in the animal house of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahorefor a week for acclimatization before starting the experiment. Twelve hours light and dark cycle was maintained. They were fed on grass, grain,seasonal vegetables and water adlibitum. Animals were weighed for calculation of dosage of herb.