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EFFECT OF Zingiber officinale RHIZOMS ON THE ACTIVITY OF SOME ENZYMES IN LIVER, HEART AND SMALL INTESTINE TISSUES | ||
| Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture | ||
| Article 15, Volume 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 114-120 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/magrj.2009.27437 | ||
| Author | ||
| Thaer M. Al-Mashhadani | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was conducted to investigate the effect of Zingber Officinale on liver, heart and small intestine in male and female local rabbits by measuring the levels of Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Acid phosphatase (ACP) enzymes. Twenty rabbits (8 - 9 months age) were divided into 2 group, ten rabbits each: 5 males and 5 females was the control group and 10 rabbits was the treated group. The control group was given the standard ration and water, the treated group was given Zingiber Officinale powder 1000 mg/kg in addition to the daily ration for 4 weeks. The results showed that there was a significant decrease in ALT and AST enzymes levels in liver, heart and small intestine, and significant increase in ALP and ACP enzymes levels in liver , heart and small intestine. | ||
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