Abstract

JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, María del Carmen et al. Effect of Noni-C on the body weight and the blood parameters. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.4, pp. 439-445. ISSN 1028-4796.

Introduction: ethnomedical studies reveal the beneficial qualities of the Noni fruit, a wide range of medicinal properties stemming from the various parts of the plant and a long history as food. Objectives: to determine the effect of Noni-C (dry powder from Morinda citrifolia L. fruit) on the body weight and the blood parameters by using an in vivo experimental model with male Wistar rats. Methods: two groups of animals were used, that is, Group I comprised controls without treatment and Group II included rats treated with 14.5 mg/kg of Noni during 21 days. The studied parameters were body weight at the beginning of the experiment and then weekly, whereas hematocrit, hemoglobin, total proteins and albumin were counted at the end. Results: lower weight increase was seen in the Noni C-treated group, but the rise of hemoglobin count was significant. Conclusions: it was demonstrated that Noni-C has an impact on the body weight and the blood parameters.

Keywords : Noni-C; Morinda citrifolia; food; blood parameters; experimental model; rats; body weight.

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