Haematological & histological studies after curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) & mustard (Brassica juncea) feeding in rats.

ABSTRACT

Whole curry leaf and mustard fed to rats at doses equal to normal human intake did not cause any adverse effect on food efficiency ratio (FER), red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), total count, differential counts or on the levels of blood constituents, like serum electrolytes, blood urea, haemoglobin, total serum protein, albumin-globulin ratio, fibrin level, glycosylated haemoglobin and the activity of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and alkaline phosphatase in serum. No histopathological changes were observed in the liver of rats administered curry leaf and mustard.