Effects of Irvingiaga gabonensis kernel and oil extract on the serum glucose of Wistar albino rat

Abstract

Irvingia gabonensis Kernel powder and the oil extracts (±testa) were mixed with commercial animal feed (50:50) and fed to groups of animals.Animals in groups A and B were fed with the powder at an equivalent concentration of 67mg/kg body weight while those in groups C and D were fed with the equivalent 4ml of the oil extract in the mixture.Animals in group E, the control, were fed on the commercial feed only. All the animals were fed in an aluminum cage for 21 days and sacrificed the following day. Blood from the tail of the animal was used for determining blood glucose on the first and the 22nd day of the experiment. Relative to effects of oil extracts, animals fedonkernel samples exhibited improved glucose utilization. The study has shown that consuming Irvingia gabonensis kernel whole was more beneficial than the oil extract and that under unrestricted dietary condition, incorporation of Irvingia gabonensis kernel in animal feed had beneficial effects