Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review

Environment has been contaminated by heavy metals ever since the original magma of earth has solidified. One such toxin is cadmium. Cadmium that has been around since the industrial age, is considered hazardous both to us and to the environment. From time immemorial man is dependent on plants avai...

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Main Authors: Roopashree Mallya, Pratik Kumar Chatterjee, NA Vinodini, Poulomi Chatterjee, Prasanna Mithra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9671/21796_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(RB_PY)PFA_(RB_PY).pdf
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spelling doaj-89bd6de556cf45d6a53be1d5ff5011072020-11-25T03:16:37ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-04-01114 CE01CE0410.7860/JCDR/2017/21796.9671Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A ReviewRoopashree Mallya0Pratik Kumar Chatterjee1NA Vinodini2Poulomi Chatterjee3Prasanna Mithra4Tutor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal University (MU), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal University (MU), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal University (MU), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Dietician, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Formerly Attached To Manipal Ecron Acu-Nova Kh Clinical Research Centre, Manipal University (MU), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal University (MU), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Environment has been contaminated by heavy metals ever since the original magma of earth has solidified. One such toxin is cadmium. Cadmium that has been around since the industrial age, is considered hazardous both to us and to the environment. From time immemorial man is dependent on plants available in nature for several health benefits. Moringa oleifera, has nutritional, pharmacological and antioxidant properties, thus having several medicinal applications. In the present article, we discuss the dose and time dependent damage due to exposure to cadmium on kidneys, liver, testis, lipid profile and haematological parameters in adult Wistar rats and the protective effects of Moringa oleifera (pre-treatment) on cadmium induced damage.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9671/21796_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(RB_PY)PFA_(RB_PY).pdfhaematological parameterskidneylipid profilelivertestis
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author Roopashree Mallya
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Poulomi Chatterjee
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Pratik Kumar Chatterjee
NA Vinodini
Poulomi Chatterjee
Prasanna Mithra
Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
haematological parameters
kidney
lipid profile
liver
testis
author_facet Roopashree Mallya
Pratik Kumar Chatterjee
NA Vinodini
Poulomi Chatterjee
Prasanna Mithra
author_sort Roopashree Mallya
title Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
title_short Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
title_full Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
title_fullStr Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
title_full_unstemmed Moringa oleifera Leaf Extract: Beneficial Effects on Cadmium Induced Toxicities - A Review
title_sort moringa oleifera leaf extract: beneficial effects on cadmium induced toxicities - a review
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2017-04-01
description Environment has been contaminated by heavy metals ever since the original magma of earth has solidified. One such toxin is cadmium. Cadmium that has been around since the industrial age, is considered hazardous both to us and to the environment. From time immemorial man is dependent on plants available in nature for several health benefits. Moringa oleifera, has nutritional, pharmacological and antioxidant properties, thus having several medicinal applications. In the present article, we discuss the dose and time dependent damage due to exposure to cadmium on kidneys, liver, testis, lipid profile and haematological parameters in adult Wistar rats and the protective effects of Moringa oleifera (pre-treatment) on cadmium induced damage.
topic haematological parameters
kidney
lipid profile
liver
testis
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