Effects of oral administration of Phyllanthus amarus leaf extract on the kidneys of adult wistar rats: a histological study.

Histological studies of the effects of oral administration of aqueous extract of Phyllanthus amarus commonly used in ethno medical practice in Africa for the management of various ailments such as kidney stones, dysentery, jaundice, diarrhoea and urogenital diseases on the kidney of adult Wistar rats were carefully studied. Rats of both sexes (n=24), average weight of 260g were randomly assigned into three groups: A, B and C of (n=8) in each group. Group A and B served as treatment groups (n=16) while group C (n=8) served as the control.

Histological studies of the effects of oral administration of Aspilia africana (Asteraceae) leaf extract on the ovaries of female Wistar rats.

Histological studies of the effects of oral administration of extract of Aspilia africana, used in ethno medical practice in Africa for the management of various ailments, on the ovarian tissues of matured female Wistar rats were studied. The rats (n=24), average weight 182 g were randomly assigned into two treatment (n=16) and a control (n=8) group. The rats in the treatment groups received 0.