ANTIUROLITHIATIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES (MART.) SOLMS WHOLE PLANT ON ETHYLENE GLYCOL-INDUCED UROLITHIASIS IN WISTAR RATS

REVATHI M; INDUMATHY R

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i2.41176

Authors

REVATHI M Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
INDUMATHY R Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i2.41176

Keywords:

Urolithiasis, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Ethylene glycol, Urine volume

Abstract

Objective: In India Indigenous system of medicine, the plant Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms is claimed to be useful for different ailments. The purpose of this study is to investigate the significant activity of the ethanolic extract of E. crassipes (Mart.) Solms whole plant in the treatment of renal stone by ethylene glycol (EG)-induced urolithiasis in Wistar rats.

Methods: Wistar rat will be divided into four groups. All the animals received EG 0.75%v/v by orally for 28 days. Group I was received 0.75%v/v EG for 28 days. Groups II, III, and IV were received cystone, ethanolic extract of E. crassipes (Mart.) Solms (200 mg/kg, and 400 mg/kg), respectively, administered orally from 15th to 28th day for curative regimen. Animals were housed in metabolic cages and collect the 24 h urine samples and serum samples on the 7th, 14th, 21th, and 28th day of the experiments. Under the microscopical study to observe the crystals in urine sample. The biochemical parameters monitored in the present study are calcium, oxalate, magnesium, phosphorus, urea, creatinine, uric acid, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in urine and serum samples.

Results: The EG feeding resulted in elevated renal excretion of calcium, phosphate, oxalate, and decreased renal excretion of magnesium as well-elevated serum BUN, creatinine, uric acid, urea, LDH levels, and decreased the urine pH and urine volume. Treatment of the ethanolic extract of E. crassipes (Mart.) Solms significantly reduced the elevated calcium, phosphate, oxalate in urine as well as BUN, creatinine, uric acid, urea, and LDH level in serum. It also restores the normal urine pH and promotes the urine output.

Conclusion: Ethanolic extract of E. crassipes (Mart.) Solms exhibited significant anti-urolithiatic activity evident from urine calcium, phosphate, oxalate levels and serum BUN, creatinine, uric acid, urea and LDH levels.

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