Phytochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Anticonv149-158 ulsant Effect of Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) Flower Extract in Chicks

Volume 19 , Issue 1 , March 2017 , Pages 35-50

Authors

Salam Kamal Seedo 1 ; Jian Salam Hassan Ali 2

1 Department of Animal Hygiene, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jzs.10583

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Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of chamomile flower aqueous extract on different biochemical parameters in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced-convulsive chicks. Parameters included were serum total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), serum and brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), serum cholinesterase enzyme activity (ChE), electrolytes (Na+,K+, and Cl-), total calcium (Ca2+), serum glucose and total protein concentration.

The dried flowers parts of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) were subjected to aqueous extraction and given at (200, 400 and 600mg/kg orally), for its anticonvulsant effects and the effect was compared with the standard anticonvulsant drug sodium valproate (200mg/kg). A dose of 200mg/kg showed full protection against PTZ convulsions, whereas doses of 400 and 600 mg/kg reduced the latency and onset of convulsion. The results suggest that the aqueous extract of chamomile flower may produce anticonvulsant effects via biochemical changes including significant increases in serum T-AOC, serum GABA, serum ChE activity and Na+, and a significant reduction in K+ and serum glucose concentration have been observed.

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