The Therapeutic Effect of Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) on Blood Acidity in Rats

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1 faculty of Home Economics ,Menofia university

2 Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Specific Education, Mansoura University, Egypt

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The purpose of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect on rats of passion fruit juice (Passiflora edulis) as a natural anti-acidity agent. Some physicochemical such as pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solid, vitamin C, total phenols total flavonoids, antioxidant activity were determined. Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were split into five groups at random (6 rats each). The first group was the negative control fed on basal diet, the other groups were fed to induce acidity for four weeks on high white bread powder (15 % of diet), then divided into four groups, positive control group and three curative groups orally given passion fruit juice 2 %, 4 % and 6 % juice/Kg/bwt/rats during the experimental period, respectively (8 weeks). The findings showed that the passion juice is a rich source acidity being 3.65, vitamin C 33.70 mg/100g and high amounts of natural antioxidants. The therapeutic groups also showed a substantial increase in body weight gain, feed efficiency ratio, blood pH, bicarbonate, calcium, phosphorus and total antioxidant capacity, while showing a significant decrease in feed consumption, stomach pH, TNF-a and total oxidant capacity compared to the untreated community (+ve). This research concluded that it has a positive effect on acidity in rats using passion fruit juice.

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