Aqueous Extracts of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and Garlic (Allium satium L.) Bulbs: Phytochemical Screening and In vivo Antitrypanosomal Effect

• Authors: Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola , Esther Ogbole , Akogmu Emmanuel Itodo , Oyiza Salami , Modinat Dasola Abdulazeez
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Aims: To evaluate the phytoconstituent and antitrypanosomal effects of aqueous extracts of Ginger and Garlic bulbs in mice experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Design: A total of 30 adult male mice (weighing 25-40 g) were randomly grouped into six groups (I, II, III, IV, V, and VI) of 5 animals each. Five Groups (II-VI) were intraperitoneally injected with T. brucei brucei (5×105 cells/ml). Methods and Material: Aqueous extract of ginger and garlic bulbs were obtained using the procedure described by Wabo Pone and the extracts were subjected to phytochemical screening using the standard screening method of Silva. Also, each mice was inoculated with 0.1 ml of blood containing approximately 5×105 cells/ml as described by Herbert and Lumsden. Finally, the aqueous extracts were tested on the inoculated mice. Statistical analysis used: Data obtained were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM), and subjected to one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), SPSS 17.0 statistical software. p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: The aqueous extracts increased the survival time, packed cell volume, rectal temperature, and body weight (Ginger extract only) of mice infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Phytochemical analysis revealed alkaloids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, phenol, and saponins in both Ginger and Garlic. Conclusions: Aqueous extracts of Ginger and Garlic bulbs do not have an anti-trypanosomal effect on Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Consequently, geographical location and time of collection of plants are factors that accept therapeutic on ginger and garlic on tryps and should be considered when testing the plants' efficacy on Trypanosoma brucei brucei.

Keywords

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Garlic; Ginger; Parasitaemia; Phytochemical screening; Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Discipline

• BIOCHEMISTRY: BIOCHEMISTRY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 37
• Pages: 135-150

Contributors

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Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola

• Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Esther Ogbole

• Biochemistry and Chemotherapy Division, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Akogmu Emmanuel Itodo

• Drug Development Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Oyiza Salami

• Parasitology Division, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Modinat Dasola Abdulazeez

• Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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