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Toxicological Evaluation of Pomegranate Fruit Extract in Male and Female Rats

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Pharmacology & Toxicology

Abstract

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit is often consumed as fresh fruit and juice. Its varied medicinal benefits in traditional medicine. The current study aimed to assess the acute and subacute toxicity profiles of pomegranate extract in male and female Sprague Dawley rats. In acute toxicity investigation, rats of both sexes were administered 1g/kg body weight of extract intraperitoneally. In the subacute toxicity trial, that was administered the extract (1g/kg body weight) intraperitoneally every 24 hours for 15 days, whereas the control group received distilled water. Daily food consumption and drink intake and rats' body weight changes were carefully recorded and documented for two weeks. Hematological measures of complete blood count (CBC), serum biochemical parameters of liver, heart, and kidney function, and lipid profile were evaluated to identify the principal harmful effects on tissues. There were no behavioral changes or mortality recorded in the treated groups. The LD50 value was greater than 1g/Kg body weight. There were no significant differences (p<0.05) in body weight gain, food, and water intake in groups. The hematological and biochemical parameters and the organ weights showed no significant alterations (p<0.05) between the treatment and control groups. The overall finding of this study reveals that pomegranate extract is safe up to 1g/Kg body weight intraperitoneal administration in male and female Sprague Dawley rats, and we conclude from prior results that pomegranate extract is safe.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.235554.1630

Keywords

Punica granatum (L), Pomegranate extract, Acute toxicity, subacute toxicity, safety

Authors

First Name

Abd El-Azeem

Last Name

El-Sheikh

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

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rocketryhawkame@yahoo.com

City

Egypt

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Barakat

MiddleName

Barakat

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Email

dr.barakat51@hotmail.com

City

Egypt

Orcid

-

First Name

Omar

Last Name

Rabiee

MiddleName

Alfarouk

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Email

omaralfarouk2000@yahoo.com

City

Egypt

Orcid

-

First Name

Sameh

Last Name

Rizk

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Email

samehrizk@sci.asu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Kandeil

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Center of Scientific Excellence for Viruses Research,Water Pollution Research Department, Environmental Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt.

Email

ahmed.kandeil@stjude.org

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El Taweel

MiddleName

Nageh

Affiliation

Center of Scientific Excellence for VirusesResearch,Water Pollution Research Department, Environmental Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt.

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ahmed.nageh@human-link.org

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-7051-1389

Volume

55

Article Issue

2

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43781

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2023-09-29

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

567

Page End

583

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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325,256

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Original Article

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Toxicological Evaluation of Pomegranate Fruit Extract in Male and Female Rats

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23 Dec 2024