Abstract

The haematinic activity of an orally administered aqueous extract of Hibiscus cannabinus leaves was studied on haemolytic anaemic rats. Anaemia was induced by an oral administration of phenylhydrazine for a period of 8 days. Red blood cell count, haemoglobin concentration, and pack cell volume were analysed as indices of anaemia. The mean cell haemoglobin, mean cell volume and mean cell haemoglobin concentration were calculated accordingly. Phenylhydrazine induced a significant decrease (P H. cannabinus induced a significant (P H. cannabinus leaves may have haematinic properties. Key words: Haematinic activity, Hibiscus cannabinus , haemolytic anaemia, phenylhydrazine. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 4 (8), pp. 833-837

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