title: Phytochemistry and heamatological potential of ethanol seed leaf and pulp extracts of Carica papaya (Linn.).
abstract: This study was aimed at qualitative evaluation of the ethanol seed, leaf and pulp extracts of C. papaya for bioactive compounds and also to investigate their effect on the haematology in male albino rats. A 3 x 4 factorial experimental layout using randomized complete design was adopted. Results show that the phytochemicals found in seed, leaf and pulp were almost the same but however, in varying proportions. Present result also revealed that there were significant effects (p < 0.05) of the extracts on the heamatology of the treated rats, which was blamed on the varying and different variants ofbioactive compounds found in the extracts they were administered with. Suggestively, C. papaya extracts could be used to enhance the production of selected blood parameters, taking issue of dosage into consideration.
authors: Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
authors: E V
authors: EV
authors: Ikpeme
authors: U B
authors: UB
authors: Ekaluo
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Kooffreh
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Udensi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D029441:Carica / Q000737:chemistry*; D000431:Ethanol; D006400:Hematocrit; D006401:Hematologic Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D009549:Nigeria; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006401:Hematologic Agents; D006454:Hemoglobins; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000431:Ethanol