ANTI-ANAEMIC ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF EHRETIA LAEVIS ON ALBINO RAT
Sagar More, Varsha Zade* and Mangesh Kaware
Abstract
The present work deals with the evaluation of haematinic effect of Ehretia laevis aqueous extract in phenyl hydrazine treated albino rats. Anaemia was induced in rats by intraperitonial administration of phenyl hydrazine daily for 2 days. Anaemic rats were treated with 150 mg/kg/day and 200 mg/kg/day body weight of plant extract. Haematological investigation revealed that Ehretia laevis has positive effect on haemopoetic system of rats.
Keywords: Albino rats, Phenyl hydrazine, haemopoetic, Ehretia laevis.
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