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Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel Extract Powder on the Gross Consistency of Stool in Large Ruminates

Version 1 : Received: 8 January 2024 / Approved: 10 January 2024 / Online: 10 January 2024 (12:14:31 CET)

How to cite: Ansari, A.R.; Shah, D.M.H.; Mohy-ud-din, I.; Saqlain, M. Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel Extract Powder on the Gross Consistency of Stool in Large Ruminates. Preprints 2024, 2024010838. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0838.v1 Ansari, A.R.; Shah, D.M.H.; Mohy-ud-din, I.; Saqlain, M. Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel Extract Powder on the Gross Consistency of Stool in Large Ruminates. Preprints 2024, 2024010838. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0838.v1

Abstract

Punica granatum (PG) or Pomegranate is a bush, having many trunks and often get taller 1.8 to 4.7m long and their leaves are shiny and fleshy, approximately 7 to 8cm in length. Traditionally, it is used in diarrhea and dysentery due to its strong constricting property. Punica Granatum covering used in dysentery, diarrhea, piles, bronchitis. It is also used to minimize the risk of heart disease. The peel extract of Punica Granatum contain methanol and their dried peels has antidiarrheal venture, also help in wound healing activity. Peels of the pomegranate also holds around 60% of the fruit and they contain different types of ingredients including ellagitannins and proanthocyanidin compounds and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, flavonoids and sodium. Some animals were found in different local areas with both acute and chronic diarrhea. The condition of these animals were quite miserable because of dehydration and loss of electrolytes in the body cells of the animals. They were unable to move due to seriousness of the disease. 8 grams of PG Peel Powder mixed with 1 liter of water, 2 g of PG Peel Powder mixed with 250 ml water and 8 g of PG Peel Powder mixed with 1 liter of water were administrated orally by using sterilized bottles to the selected three cases. 3 days after the administration of different doses, all cases of diarrheal animals show a significant recovery. The condition of the animals seem to be healthier. Before administration of the pomegranate peel powder extract, all three cases had weak body structure due to diarrhea. Watery stool that may be yellow in color and mucus was also evident in the stool, due to this reason the patient calf was weak and depressed. In sometimes they also show unconsciousness and blood glucose levels seem to be reduced from the normal level.

Keywords

Pomegranate; peel extract powder; stool; large ruminates 

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology

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