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ArticleScientific reports2024

Evaluation of the feeding safety of Moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) in the Sprague Dawley rat.

Yu-Wen Zhang, Fu-Jun Wang, Ming Cai, Yan-Pei Liu, Jian-Yong Liu, Bi-Zhi Huang

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6 authors.

Yu-Wen ZhangYunnan Forestry Technological College, Kunming, 650224, Yunnan, China.
Fu-Jun WangAcademe of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, 650212, Yunnan, China.
Ming CaiAcademe of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, 650212, Yunnan, China.
Yan-Pei LiuAcademe of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, 650212, Yunnan, China.
Jian-Yong LiuAcademe of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, 650212, Yunnan, China.
Bi-Zhi HuangAcademe of Grassland and Animal Science, Kunming, 650212, Yunnan, China. hbz@ynbp.cn.

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the National Beef and Yak Industry Technology System CARS-37
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the safety of Moringa by comparing the effects of different gavage doses of Moringa. The general behavior, body weight, food intake, blood indexes, serum biochemical indexes, and histopathology of rats were used to determine the safety threshold and to provide a reference for the further development and use of Moringa as animal feed. 40 Sprague Dawley rats were selected and given transoral gavage for 28 consecutive days. The T1, T2 and T3 groups were observed for general behavior, body weight, and food intake. Blood and serum biochemical indices were quantified, and histopathology was performed to evaluate the effect and safety of Moringa. The results of the toxicological test showed that (1) Only T1 groups experienced diarrhea. (2) The body weight and food intake of rats in each group were normal compared with the control group. (3) The hematological and serum biochemical indices of rats in the T1 group were significantly different from those of CK but were in the normal range; (4) The results of microscopic examination of the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney of rats in each group were normal, but inflammation occurred in stomach and jejunum of rats in the T1 group, but not in the ileum. The gastrointestinal tract of rats in the T2 and T3 groups were normal. (5) No abnormal death occurred in any of the treatment groups.The results of this study revealed that gavage of Moringa homogenate at a dose of 6 g/kg BW can cause diarrhea in rats. Although there is no pathological effect on weight, food intake, blood and serum biochemical indicators in rats, there are pathological textures in the gastrointestinal tissue caused by diarrhea. Therefore, the safety threshold of Moringa homogenate should be ≤ 3 g/kg BW.

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Body WeightMoringa oleiferaRats, Sprague-DawleyAnimal FeedAnimalsDiarrheaEatingFemaleMaleRats

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PMCPMC11082211

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