Abstract

MODULATORY EFFECT OF ECLIPTA ALBA ON BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF CATFISH, CLARIAS BATRACHUS

Preeti Mishra* and Seema Gupta

Abstract

The present study was designed to observe the effect of leaf extract (aqueous and ethanolic) of E. alba on biochemical parameters in Asian cat fish, Clarias batrachus. Fishes of average weight of 70-80g were selected for the experimentation. Three sets of healthy fishes (n=20) were kept in concret tanks. Set I act as control received vehicle only, set II and III were as test groups, exposed to low and high concentration (10 and 20 ppm) of aqueous/ ethanolic extract of leaf of E. alba up to 28 days. Blood serum was collected on day 7, 14, 21 and 28. After serum analysis, the obtained data were subjected to statistical analysis such as two ways ANOVA and DMRT etc. The statistical analysis revealed significant increase in total protein and globulin level and insignificant increase in albumin in test groups. Whereas the Albumine/Globuline (A/G) ratio were declined in experimental fishes as compare to control.

Keywords: Clarias batrachus, Eclipta alba, extracts, biochemical parameters.