THE EFFECT OF PTEROCARPUS MILDBRAEDII SEED ON PLASMA HDL CHOLESTEROL OF ALBINO RAT

 

THE EFFECT OF PTEROCARPUS MILDBRAEDII SEED ON PLASMA HDL CHOLESTEROL OF ALBINO RAT

 

ABSTRACT

This work was carried out to investigate the effects of pterocarpus mildbraedii seed on the HDL- level of albino rats. High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) is a fraction of cholesterol, which helps to transport cholesterol from peripheral of cell to the liver. High density lipoprotein is carried out to investigate cardio vascular diseases. Fresh oha seed (pterocarpus mildbraedii seed) was collected from Amokwe in udi local government Area Enugu state. They were dried at room temperature for about a month in an open laboratory space, ground into coarse form and weighed on an electrical weighing balance. 3% tween-80 was prepared by dissolving 3% tween -80 in 97 ml of distilled water. The grounded pterocarpus mildbraedii was dissolve in the 3% tween-80.A total of sixteen wistar albino rats used for this analysis. The rats were divided into 4 (four) groups. Group 1 contains 4 rats and received 0.5 each of 3% tween-80. Group 2 contain 5 rats and were administered with 1400 mg/kg b.w of pterocarpus mildbraedii solution Group 3 contain 3 rats and were administered with 2600mg/kg. b.w of pterocarpus mildbraedii solution. Group 4 contain 4 rats and were administered with 500 mg/kg. b.w. of Edmard MRT complex.

 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Pterocarpus mildbraedii are trees with edible parts successfully budded, pterocarpus species (P.Soyauxii and P. mildbraedii are reported to have different patterns of leaf flush, one spontaneous and the other intermittent making the first suitable for commercial production and the second the home production (Okafor 1978). Pterocarpus mildbraedii being the major case study both the vegetable and the seeds. The vegetable is majorly used in our various home for cooking. Pterocarpus mildbraedii (Oha seed) are not consumed by the people from the eastern part of Nigeria. So it cannot be majorly stated the content of this oha seed. The demand for vegetable oils as a result of diminishing source of oils and fats creates the needs for new sources as well as exploiting sources that are currently unexploited in order to supplement the existing ones (Minzangi et al. 2011). As industrialists continues to rely mostly on the popular vegetable oil like coconut oil, soybeans oil, groundnut oil, palm oil etc. for the preparation and production of their various products.

 

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