Abstract
Effect of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Latex on the Haemostatic Mechanism and Biochemical Profile of Male Albino Wistar Rats
Highlights
In developing countries especially sub-saharan part of Africa, majority of the population depend mostly on herbal medical cure
The need to know and identify the effectiveness of medicinal plants such as pawpaw (Carica papaya) as a clotting agent in emergencies such as knife cuts, bullet wounds in the bush, iron cut during road accident, minor cuts and abrasions in the fields and bushes during exercise or trying to escape from danger prompted my curiosity to embark on this study to find a possible agent that can be used to stop bleeding of vessels, tissues and skin in a lonely region away from home, hospital and clinics
The curiosity in finding a solution to stoppage of external bleeding due to cuts and abrasions sometimes sustained by the subjects has been expressed in the study of the effect of Carica papaya latex in the haemostatic mechanism and liver function profiles of male albino wistar rats
Summary
In developing countries especially sub-saharan part of Africa, majority of the population depend mostly on herbal medical cure. In the eastern part of Nigeria, traditional medicine has been used in preventing and curing diseases, thereby playing an important role in the healthcare services especially to the low socio-economic class. These herbs are mostly administered orally or can be applied topically as ointments and some others still serve as liver tonic. Security agents, training in the bush, school children playing in the field and places away from home can find the knowledge from this research study very useful
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