| Peer-Reviewed

Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats

Received: 17 July 2014    Accepted: 13 August 2014    Published: 20 August 2014
Views:       Downloads:
Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the separate and combined effects of garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) on haemato-biochemical parameters and liver enzymes activities in Wistar rats. Rats were assigned into the following groups: Group 1: (Control group 1 ml of distilled water); Group 2: (20 mg/kg of garlic); Group 3: (40 mg/kg of garlic); Group 4: (20 mg/kg of ginger); Group 5: (40 mg/kg of ginger); Group 6: (garlic 10 and ginger 10 mg/kg); Group 7: (garlic 20 and ginger 20 mg/kg). The results obtained showed a significantly (P < 0.05) decreased serum ALT, AST and ALP activities in the experimental groups that received combined doses of garlic (10 mg/kg) and ginger (10 mg/kg) extract when compared to the control group. There was a significantly decreased (P < 0.05) serum AST and ALP activities in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of garlic only when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in serum sodium and potassium concentrations in garlic and ginger extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. There was a significant reduction (P < 0.05) in serum concentration of both ionized and total calcium in the extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. The PCV and Hb concentration in garlic and ginger extract treated groups were lower when compared to that of the control group. The RBC count was higher (P < 0.05) in the groups that received garlic and ginger extract when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in the total WBC in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of ginger extract and its combination with garlic at various doses and 40 mg/kg of ginger and its combination for neutrophils count, when compared to the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in rats administered with 40 mg/kg of garlic and its combination for lymphocyte and monocyte count, when compared to the control group. The histological findings in the treated rats showed that the combined doses of garlic and ginger extracts adversely affect the histology of liver tissues. In conclusion, co-administration of garlic and ginger to rats significantly decreased the PCV and Hb concentration, with an elevated RBC count. The liver enzymes activities and serum electrolytes were also altered, hence unsafe for consumption in combined form.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13
Page(s) 380-386
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Garlic, Ginger, Alkaline Phosphatase, Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase, Rats, Leucocytes

References
[1] Banerjee SK, Maulik M, Manchanda SC, Dinda AK, Das TK, Maulik SK. 2001. Garlic-induced alteration in rat liver and kidney Morphology and associated changes in endogenous antioxidant status. Food Chemical Toxicology 39: 793-7.
[2] Banerjee SK, Maulik SK. 2002. Effect of garlic on cardiovascular disorders: a review. Nutrition Journal 1:4-14
[3] Benavides GA, Squadrito GL, Mills RW, Patel HD, Isbell TS, Patel RP, Darley-Usmar VM, Doeller JE, Kraus DW. 2007. Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. 104: 7977-7982.
[4] Berg, JM, Tymoczko JL, Stryer, L. 2006. Biochemistry. W.H. Freeman. pp. 656–660.
[5] Bergmeyer HU, Scheibe P, Wahlefeld AW. 1978. Optimization of methods for aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase. Clinical Chemistry 24(1): 58-73.
[6] Bjarnsholt T, Ostrup JP, Rasmussen TB, Christophersen L, Calum H, Hougen HP, Rygaard J, Mosenn C, Ebert L, Hhalby N, Gisvkovs NM. 2005. Garlic blocks quorum sensing and promotes rapid clearing of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Microbiology 151:3878-3880.
[7] Borek C. 2006. Garlic reduces dementia and heart-disease risk. Journal of Nutrition 136 (3 Suppl): 810-812.
[8] Bowers GNJ, McComb RB. 1966. A continuous spectrophotometric method for measurement the activity of serum alkaline phosphatase. Clinical Chemisty 12:73.
[9] Dacie JV, Lewis S. 1991. Practical Hematology. 7th Edn., Churchhill Livingstone, New York, 50-56.
[10] Duncan RC, Knapp RG, Miller MC. 1977. Test of hypothesis in population means. In: Introductory Biostatistics for the health sciences. John Wiley and Sons Inc. NY 71-96.
[11] Galozhger AE, Kocloff EN. 1971. Essential Practical Micro technique. 2ndEdn.,Lee and Febizer, Philadelphia, pp: 77.
[12] Jayakumar SM, Nalini N, Venugopal M. 1999. Antioxidant activity of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.) in rats fed a high fat diet. Medical Science Research 27: 341-344.
[13] Kikuzaki H, Nakatani N. 1993. Antioxidant effect of some ginger constituents, Journal of Food Science 58(6): 1407-1410.
[14] Kiuchi, F., S. Iwakami, M. Shibuya, F. Hanaoka and U. Sankawa,1992.Inhibition of prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis by gingerols and diaryl heptanoids. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 40: (2)387-391.
[15] Kobayashi M, Tshida Y, Shoji N, Okizumi Y. 1988. Cardiotonic action of gingerol, an activator of the Ca2+ pumping adenosine triphosphatase ofsarcoplasmic reticulum,in guinea pig atrial muscle. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 246: 667-673.
[16] Lewis W, Elvin-Lewis M. 2003. Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Human Health 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.
[17] Magalhaes P, Appell H, Duarte J. 2008. Involvement of advanced glycation end products in the pathogenesis of diabetes complication: the protective role of regular physical activity. European Review of Aging Physical Activity 5(1): 17-29.
[18] Moyers S. 1996. Garlic in Health, History and World Cuisine. Suncoast Press, St. Petersburg, FL:1–36.
[19] Nrashan T S, Kumar D, Kewal LS, Raisuddin A, Sahu P. 2010. Adverse health effects due to arsenic exposure, modification by dietary supplemnation of jaggey in mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 242(3): 247-255.
[20] Otsuka F, Ogura T, Kataoka H, Kishida M, Takahashi M, Mimura Y, Yamauchi T, Makino H. 2000. Differential effect of chronic inhibition of calcium channel and angiotensin II type-1 receptor on aldosterone synthesis in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 74(3): 125-136.
[21] Qureshi S, Shah AH, Tariq M, Ageel AM. 1989. Studies on herbal aphrodisiacsused in Arab system of medicine, American Journal of Chinese Medicine 17: 57-63.
[22] Rhiouania H, El-Hilalya J, Israili ZH, Lyoussia B. 2008. Acute and subchronic toxicity of an aqueous extract of the leaves of Herniaria glabra in rodents. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 118: 378-386.
[23] Schales O, Schales S. 1941. A simple and accurate method for the determination of chloride in biological fluids. Journal of Biochemistry 140: 879-884.
[24] Segal MA. 1955. A rapid electrotitimetric method for determining CO2 combining power in plasma or serum. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 25(10):1212-1216.
[25] Shoji N, Iwasa A, Jakemoto T, Ishida Y, Ohizuma Y. 1982. Cardiotonic principle of ginger (Zinigiber officinale Roscoe).Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 71: 1174-1175.
[26] Sogani RK, Katoch K. 1981. Correlation of serum cholesterol levels and incidence of myocardial infarction with dietary onlyand garlic eating habits, Journal of the Association Physicians of India 29(6): 443-446.
[27] Stewart J, Wood MJ, Wood CD, Mims ME. 1991. Effects of ginger on motion sickness susceptibility and gastric function. Pharmacology 42:111-120
[28] Sujatha R, Srinivas L. 1995. Modulation of lipid peroxidation by dietary componenets. Toxicology in vitro 9: 231-236.
[29] Sumiyoshi H. 1997. New pharmacological activities of garlic and its constituents (Review). Folia Pharmacological Japonica 110 (Suppl 1): 93-97.
[30] Vogel AI. 1960. A Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis. Longman Group Ltd.
[31] Zanchetti A, Stella A, Golin R. 1985. Adernergic sodium handling and the natriuretic action of calcium antagonists. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 6(7):194-198.
Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Joshua Adamu Tende, Joseph Olusegun Ayo, Aliyu Mohammed, Abdulkadir Umar Zezi. (2014). Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 3(5), 380-386. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Joshua Adamu Tende; Joseph Olusegun Ayo; Aliyu Mohammed; Abdulkadir Umar Zezi. Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats. Int. J. Nutr. Food Sci. 2014, 3(5), 380-386. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Joshua Adamu Tende, Joseph Olusegun Ayo, Aliyu Mohammed, Abdulkadir Umar Zezi. Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats. Int J Nutr Food Sci. 2014;3(5):380-386. doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13,
      author = {Joshua Adamu Tende and Joseph Olusegun Ayo and Aliyu Mohammed and Abdulkadir Umar Zezi},
      title = {Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats},
      journal = {International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences},
      volume = {3},
      number = {5},
      pages = {380-386},
      doi = {10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijnfs.20140305.13},
      abstract = {The study was designed to investigate the separate and combined effects of garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) on haemato-biochemical parameters and liver enzymes activities in Wistar rats. Rats were assigned into the following groups: Group 1: (Control group 1 ml of distilled water); Group 2: (20 mg/kg of garlic); Group 3: (40 mg/kg of garlic); Group 4: (20 mg/kg of ginger); Group 5: (40 mg/kg of ginger); Group 6: (garlic 10 and ginger 10 mg/kg); Group 7: (garlic 20 and ginger 20 mg/kg). The results obtained showed a significantly (P < 0.05) decreased serum ALT, AST and ALP activities in the experimental groups that received combined doses of garlic (10 mg/kg) and ginger (10 mg/kg) extract when compared to the control group. There was a significantly decreased (P < 0.05) serum AST and ALP activities in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of garlic only when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in serum sodium and potassium concentrations in garlic and ginger extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. There was a significant reduction (P < 0.05) in serum concentration of both ionized and total calcium in the extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. The PCV and Hb concentration in garlic and ginger extract treated groups were lower when compared to that of the control group. The RBC count was higher (P < 0.05) in the groups that received garlic and ginger extract when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in the total WBC in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of ginger extract and its combination with garlic at various doses and 40 mg/kg of ginger and its combination for neutrophils count, when compared to the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in rats administered with 40 mg/kg of garlic and its combination for lymphocyte and monocyte count, when compared to the control group. The histological findings in the treated rats showed that the combined doses of garlic and ginger extracts adversely affect the histology of liver tissues. In conclusion, co-administration of garlic and ginger to rats significantly decreased the PCV and Hb concentration, with an elevated RBC count. The liver enzymes activities and serum electrolytes were also altered, hence unsafe for consumption in combined form.},
     year = {2014}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Effect of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extracts on Haemato-Biochemical Parameters and Liver Enzyme Activities in Wistar Rats
    AU  - Joshua Adamu Tende
    AU  - Joseph Olusegun Ayo
    AU  - Aliyu Mohammed
    AU  - Abdulkadir Umar Zezi
    Y1  - 2014/08/20
    PY  - 2014
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13
    DO  - 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13
    T2  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
    JF  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
    JO  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
    SP  - 380
    EP  - 386
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2327-2716
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20140305.13
    AB  - The study was designed to investigate the separate and combined effects of garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) on haemato-biochemical parameters and liver enzymes activities in Wistar rats. Rats were assigned into the following groups: Group 1: (Control group 1 ml of distilled water); Group 2: (20 mg/kg of garlic); Group 3: (40 mg/kg of garlic); Group 4: (20 mg/kg of ginger); Group 5: (40 mg/kg of ginger); Group 6: (garlic 10 and ginger 10 mg/kg); Group 7: (garlic 20 and ginger 20 mg/kg). The results obtained showed a significantly (P < 0.05) decreased serum ALT, AST and ALP activities in the experimental groups that received combined doses of garlic (10 mg/kg) and ginger (10 mg/kg) extract when compared to the control group. There was a significantly decreased (P < 0.05) serum AST and ALP activities in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of garlic only when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in serum sodium and potassium concentrations in garlic and ginger extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. There was a significant reduction (P < 0.05) in serum concentration of both ionized and total calcium in the extract-treated groups when compared to the control group. The PCV and Hb concentration in garlic and ginger extract treated groups were lower when compared to that of the control group. The RBC count was higher (P < 0.05) in the groups that received garlic and ginger extract when compared to that of the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in the total WBC in the groups that received 20 mg/kg of ginger extract and its combination with garlic at various doses and 40 mg/kg of ginger and its combination for neutrophils count, when compared to the control group. There was a significant change (P < 0.05) in rats administered with 40 mg/kg of garlic and its combination for lymphocyte and monocyte count, when compared to the control group. The histological findings in the treated rats showed that the combined doses of garlic and ginger extracts adversely affect the histology of liver tissues. In conclusion, co-administration of garlic and ginger to rats significantly decreased the PCV and Hb concentration, with an elevated RBC count. The liver enzymes activities and serum electrolytes were also altered, hence unsafe for consumption in combined form.
    VL  - 3
    IS  - 5
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

Author Information
  • Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

  • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

  • Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

  • Sections