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TY - JOUR AU - Etu, Esther Ifeyinwa AU - Umeano, Chiagozie Chinyere AU - Wike, Nyejirime Young AU - Chibueze, O. Odeh AU - Richards, Ndubuisi Nonso AU - Etu, Kenneth Eze AU - Mmesomachi, Uche Bethel AU - Maduka, Chinedu Pascal AU - Jennifer, Ekoh Adaorah AU - David, Chukwu Chigozie AU - Chinedu, Gabriel Silas AU - Esochaghi, Chiamaka AU - Willie, Eteng Komomor AU - Ugochukwu, Achi Franklyn AU - Chinedu, Maria AU - Ozioma, Ezeobiora John PY - 2024/10/22 Y2 - 2025/09/23 TI - Effect of differential oral dose administration of aqueous leaf extract of Senna occidentalis, Annona muricata and Aju Mbaise on serum electrolyte levels in Albino rats JF - Journal of Medicinal Herbs and Ethnomedicine JA - JMHE VL - 10 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.25081/jmhe.2024.v10.9019 UR - https://www.updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jmhe/article/view/9019 SP - 48-51 AB - <p>Electrolyte imbalances are frequent in medical practice, mostly seen in hospital populations, affecting a wide range of patients and linked to higher rates of morbidity and death. Herbal medicine has been the most accessible and economical form of treatment and it has demonstrated significant promise for the management of a variety of health issues. This study evaluated the effect of differential oral dose administration of aqueous leaf extract of <em>Senna occidentalis</em>, <em>Annona muricata </em>and <em>Aju Mbaise </em>on serum electrolyte levels in albino rats. Twenty Albino rats were used for this study. The rats were grouped into four with 4 rats each. Oral administration of <em>S. occidentalis</em>, <em>A. muricata </em>and <em>Aju Mbaise </em>were carried out at different doses (200, 400 and 500 mg kg^-1 respectively) for 4 weeks. The rats were sacrificed by jugular decapitation 24 hours after the last administration of the extract and blood samples were collected for serum electrolyte analysis. The result revealed a significant increase p&lt;0.05 for chloride, bicarbonate, sodium and potassium ions for the leaf extracts of <em>S. occidentalis</em>, <em>A. muricata </em>and <em>Aju Mbaise</em>. This implies that the leaves of these plants can be toxic and it is therefore advised that consumption of these leaves should be at therapeutic doses since it is associated with an increase in electrolyte levels.</p> ER -