Open AccessEvaluation of the Effect of Some Marketed Herbal Cosmetics in Port Harcourt on Renal Parameters of Rabbits
Author(s) -
Imomoemi Nwinam Thompson,
Ebirien-Agana Samuel Bartimaeus,
E. O. Nwachuku,
H. Morrow Brown,
Eni-yimini Solomon Agoro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of medicinal plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2231-0894
DOI - 10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i230375
Subject(s) - port harcourt , creatinine , medicine , veterinary medicine , zoology , traditional medicine , toxicology , biology , socioeconomics , sociology
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of three commonly marketed herbal cosmetics in Port Harcourt on the renal parameters in rabbits. Study Design: This study is an experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Animal House, Applied and Environmental Biology Department, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, between April 2020 and November 2020. Methodology: A total of 48 rabbits were used for the study. They were divided into four groups with twelve rabbits in each group. Four rabbits from each group were treated for thirty, sixty and ninety days respectively. All the rabbits were given feed and tap water ad-libitum. Using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guideline for volume selection, 0.5ml/kg of Samples A, B, C and D were each applied to 5cm by 5cm scrapped dermal Forsa of the rabbits in each group every morning for the respective treatment periods stated above. At days Original Research Article Thompson et al.; EJMP, 32(2): 70-77, 2021; Article no.EJMP.67518
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