Efects of Ficus carica extract on the weight and Cholesterol of Salmonella Infected Mice
Nadyah(a), Mochammad Hatta(b), Rosdianah N(b), Rizalinda Sjahril(b), Yuyun Widaningsih (b) Syatirah(a)
a Medical Department of Alauddin Islamic State University
b Medical Department of Hasanuddin University
Abstract
In various cases of infectious diseases weight loss is often found in patients and talk about body weight is certainly relevant to cholesterol levels. This study aims to determine the effect of ficus carica extract on salmonella-infected mice and determine differences in the effectiveness of changes in body weight and cholesterol in infected mice in the group that received antibiotics and extracts. The purpose of this research is to provide information related to changes in cholesterol in the provision of certain foods naturally so that further research can be done. This type of research is a pre and post controlled group design. This study used 24 Balb / c mice which were divided into 4 groups, the first group are group of infected mice without treatment, the second group was the group that received drugs only, the third group was the group that received figs and the fourth group was the group that received fig extract and medicine. The results of the study with the Annova test showed that the group that did not get therapy had a higher weight loss and higher cholesterol compared to the other group which was 79 mg / dl.
Keywords: Ficus carica, Balb / c mice, Weight, Cholesterol, Salmonella infection
Topic: Adolescent and reproductive health