Jude Nwaogu
Kebbi State University of Science & Technology, Nigeria
Title: Antihypertensive studies of Eucalyptus camaldulensis plant
Biography
Biography: Jude Nwaogu
Abstract
Most medicinal plants have not been thoroughly evaluated for their Hypotensve profiles; Hence, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, is one such plants.
The antihypertensive effects of methanol extract of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, was evaluated in salt induced hypertensive rats using 8% salt. Blood pressure was monitored using Ugo Basile Blood Pressure Recorder. A total of 36 albino rats were used and were divided into six (6) groups of six (6) rats. Control group received distilled water orally 5 ml/day. Second group was induced but not treated. Group (3-5) received doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/ kg/ day of the extracts for 8-days while group 6 received 10 mg/ kg/ day of the Captopril drug. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 20.0. The level of significance was set at p <0.05.
Results: The results indicated that the 200mg/kg of methanol extracts of these plants showed appreciable antihypertensive activity in treated rats when compared to control group.