Tranquilizing and hepatoprotective effects of red-eye tetra (Moenkhausia Forestii) diet fed with Erythrina crista-galli.

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to assess the leaf aqueous extract composition of Erythrina crista-galli and the effects of its inclusion on the diet of red-eye tetra (Moenkhausia forestii), concerning enzyme content of digestive, hepatic, and oxidation metabolism and pigmentation. Fish (1.78 ± 0.54 g) were divided into groups fasting (without feeding), control (commercial feed), and treatment (commercial feed with leaf aqueous extract of E. crista-galli) and feeding apparent satiety for 21 days, in the extracted analysis by mass spectrometry, phenolic compost, and flavonoids. The agitation degree and number of dashes, in all supplemented treatments, were lower than those in the control diet when fed for 7 or 15 days. In the digestive enzymatic activity did not differ (p > 0.05). The hepatoprotective treatment group showed lower alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and higher levels of antioxidant catalase (CAT). The results indicated that the aqueous leaf extract of Erythrina crista-galli assists in function maintenance of the liver; and stimulates CAT in red-eye tetra, suggesting that the identified compounds act on the liver and skin, showing hepatoprotective effects and stimulating tranquility.