Abstract
Background Borassus aethiopum is a tropical plant species belonging to the family Arecacea that grows widely across Africa. Different part of this plant has been applied for many purposes including Nutrition, Economic and Medicinal value. The Hypocotyl part of this plant has been widely used in traditional medicine practice. Few information is available about its safety; hence this study is aimed at assessing the effects of ingestion of methanolic hypocotyl extract of Borassus aethiopum on kidney function in Wistar rat. Methodology: A sub chronic toxicity study was carried out with 20 Wistar rats, divided in to 4 groups of 5 rats each.
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