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Pages: 49 pages
Abstract:
The present study was intended at evaluating the effect of dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica on the serum lipid levels and body weight of female pregnant albino wistar rats, 60 young virgin female rats which weighed about 140g and 15 male rats were picked randomly to mate these young female rats. They were grouped into 5 (Control, Group I,II,III,IV,V) consisting of 5 female in each cage. Xylopia aethiopica extract was administered orally to the female albino wistar rats at the doses of 25g, 50g, 100g, respectively. The selected dietary treatment was administered for 2weeks, while the control group received rat feed and no administration. The effect of the oral intake, body weight and serum lipid levels were investigated. The results shows the selected doses of Xylopia Aethiopica causes significance
Table of Content:
COVER PAGE................................................................... i
CERTIFICATION………………………………………………................ ii
DEDICATION……………………………………………………................ iii
ACKNOWLEGEMENT…………………………………………............ iv
ABSTRACT………………………………………………………. JJ............... vi
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………................ 1
Xylopia aethiopica………………………………………………............
Composition ...……………………………...................................
Uses ………………………………………........................................
Medicinal Significance…………………................................
Serum Lipid Levels………………………………………..................
Significance of study......................................................
Aim of study……………………………………………………...............
Research Questions……………………………………………..........
Objectives of the Study…………………………………………….....
CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………….........
What Is Lipids?. ...............................................................
Cholesterol………………………………………………………..................
Different cholesterol levels/methods of assay……………..
CHAPTER 3
MATERIALS AND METHODS.........…………………………………
Materials……………………………………………………………...............
Collection and preparation of plant material………………
Preparation of dietary treatment dose………………………..
Animal studies………………………………………………………..........
Dosage selection………………………………………………………......
Statistical Analysis……………………………………………………......
CHAPTER 4
RESULTS AND DATA…………………………………….................
Changes in daily feed intake and body weight…………..
Changes in serum lipids levels……………………………………..
CHAPTER 5
Discussion…………………………………………………………….........
Conclusion…………………………………………………………...........
References……………………………………………………….............
Introduction:
Xylopia Aethiopica (pepper soup spice) the use of natural simple plant material for the management of human health has been in practice in many societies worldwide and this practice shall persists in spite of the advances in medicine and pharmaceutical drugs. It is native to the tropical regions of West Africa, including countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast (Adjanohoun et al., 2016). Xylopia aethiopica (angiosperm) is an evergreen aromatic plant of Annonacae family that can grow up to 20m high, which belongs to the Annonacae (custard apple) family. It is a native to the lowland rainforest and moist fringe forest in savannah zones in Africa. Xylopia aethiopica is a compression from the Greek word ‘xylonpikron’ meaning ‘bitter wood’, while aethiopica refers to Ethiopian origin (Ethiopia) though currently it grows most prominently as a crop in Ghana (Akintola et al., 2017).The tree grows in the forest zones especially along the rivers in arid areas. The fruit is a slightly hooked cylindrical pod reaching 2-5mm width. The mature fruit of green color take a brown-black coloration after drying process. Each fruit of xylopia aethiopica is about 2-3 inches long, 0.25 inches thick and contains 4-9 peppery seeds (Burkill, 1985). This tree is highly valued for its various culinary, medicinal, and cultural uses, making it an important plant in traditional African medicine and folklore. The dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica commonly called Ethiopian pepper or negro pepper is known as ‘Uda’ in Igbo language and ‘erunji’ in Yoruba language and ‘kimba’ in Hausa language is used for preparing a special soup called ‘native soup’ or ‘pepper soup’ due to its high pungent and aromatic quality especially in South Eastern Nigeria.Xylopia aethiopica is a small to medium-sized tree that can reach a height of up to 10 to 20 meters(Ayuk et al., 2019).Xylopia aethiopica is renowned for its culinary uses.
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